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noun
Used attributively in such terms such as cryoelectronics and cryo-electron microscopy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)lbor. English cryo- New Latin ēlectricusbor. English electric Proto-Indo-European *h1ey- Proto-Indo-European *h1éyti Proto-Hellenic *éimi Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión)der. English ion English electron English cryoelectron From cryo- + electron.
