kryo-
(kraɪəʊ)
another spelling of cryo- combining form of Gr. κρύος frost, in various scientific terms: see cryogen, cryohydrate, cryoconite, cryolite, cryoscopy, etc. kryˈometer [Gr. µέτρον measure], a thermometer for measuring very low temperatures.
| 1877 Raymond Statist. Mines & Mining 427 Kryolite from spathic iron. |
| 1882 Brannt tr. Thausung's Malt & Beer 38 Alcohol and sulphuret of carbon are used as thermometrical substances for measuring very low temperatures... Thermometers for such low temperatures are called Kryometers [cold meters]. |