secret, hidden, or concealed
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cryp•to
(krip′tō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -tos, adj.
n.
adj.
crypto-,
n.
- a person who secretly supports or adheres to a group, party, or belief.
adj.
- secret or hidden;
not publicly admitted:a crypto Nazi.
- 1945–50; probably independent use of crypto-; cf -o
crypto-,
- Cryptographya combining form meaning "hidden,'' "secret,'' used in the formation of compound words:cryptograph.
- combining form representing Greek kryptós hidden. See crypt
'crypto-' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Cryptozoon
- crypto
- cryptoanalysis
- cryptoclimate
- cryptoclimatology
- cryptococcus
- cryptocrystalline
- cryptogam
- cryptogenic
- cryptogram
- cryptograph
- cryptography
- cryptology
- cryptomonad
- cryptophyte
- cryptoporticus
- cryptorchidism
- cryptosystem
- cryptovolcanic
- cryptozoic
- cryptozoite
- cryptozoology
- cryptozygous