Definition von „crypto-“ auf Englisch

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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