Meanings
adjectivecryomicroscopic (not comparable)
- not comparablePertaining to cryomicroscopy.
Origin
- Ancient Greekκρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)
- Englishcryo-
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
- Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
- Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
- Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
- Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
- Latinmīcroscopium
- Italianmicroscopio
- Englishmicroscope
- Englishmicroscopic
- Englishcryomicroscopic
From cryo- + microscopic.
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cryomicroscopic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryomicroscopic
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“cryomicroscopic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryomicroscopic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryomicroscopic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryomicroscopic.
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