crypto-
UK /kɹɪptoʊ-/ US /kɹɪptoʊ-/
prefix 4
Definitions
prefix
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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