crypto-

UK /kɹɪptoʊ-/ US /kɹɪptoʊ-/
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Definitions

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1

Hidden, invisible.

crypto- + crystalline → cryptocrystalline (“whose crystalline nature only becomes apparent at high levels of magnification”)

crypto- + zoology → cryptozoology (“the study of animals whose existence has not been proven”)

2

Secret.

crypto- + fascist → cryptofascist

crypto- + -lect → cryptolect (“a secret language”)

3

Relating to cryptography, the study of secret communication.

crypto- + function → cryptofunction

crypto- + variable → cryptovariable

4

Cryptocurrency.

crypto- + asset → cryptoasset

crypto- + collectible → cryptocollectible

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