cryology

noun

cry·​ol·​o·​gy

krīˈäləjē

plural -es

1

: the study of snow and ice

sometimes : glaciology

2

: the science of refrigeration

Word History

Etymology

cryo- + -logy (probably after French cryologie "physics of cold temperatures")

First Known Use

1935, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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