psychro-

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ψυχρός (psukhrós, “cold, frozen”).

Pronunciation

• (stress on first syllable; e.g., psychrophyte) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪkɹə(ʊ)-/
• (stress on second syllable; e.g., psychrometer) IPA^(key): /s(a)ɪˈkɹɒ-/
• (stress on later syllable; e.g., psychrosensitive) IPA^(key): /ˌsaɪkɹə(ʊ)-/
• (by itself) IPA^(key): /ˌsaɪkɹəʊ/
• Hyphenation: psy‧chro-
• Rhymes: -aɪkɹəʊ

Prefix

psychro-

1. Cold.

Synonyms

• cryo-

Antonyms

• thermo-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with psychro-

Translations

cold

• Finnish: psykro- (fi)
• Greek: ψύχρο- (psýchro-)
• Spanish: psicró-

Anagrams

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