cryochrept

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noun

A cold-climate soil lacking in development at both the surface and sub-surface levels.

OriginEnglish ochrept ← Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os) →
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Meanings

nouncryochrept (plural cryochrepts)

plural cryochrepts

  1. A cold-climate soil lacking in development at both the surface and sub-surface levels.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)
  2. Englishcryo-
  3. Englishochrept
  4. Englishcryochrept

From cryo- + ochrept.

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APA

cryochrept. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryochrept

MLA

“cryochrept.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryochrept. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryochrept,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryochrept.

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