chryso-

1. a combining form meaning “gold,” used in the formation of compound words:

   chrysolite.

chryso-

combining_form

1. indicating gold or the colour of gold

   chrysolite

   chryselephantine

Word History and Origins

Origin of chryso-¹

Combining form of Greek chrȳsós

Word History and Origins

Origin of chryso-¹

from Greek khrusos gold

Example Sentences

"After the successful acquisition of Chryso, GCP is the logical next step to expand Saint-Gobain's presence in admixtures and additives, which provide key solutions to de-carbonize the construction industry," Saint-Gobain said.

From Reuters

The purchase of GCP comes around seven months after the acquisition of Chryso, another player in the specialty construction chemicals business, for an enterprise value of more than $1 billion.

From Reuters

The private equity firm vied with a consortium comprising buyout groups Cinven - which owns peer Chryso - and Bain for the world’s largest maker of chemical additives for concrete, sources told Reuters in November.

From Reuters

Lone Star has German building materials maker Xella in its portfolio, while Cinven owns smaller French peer Chryso and Bain owns British building materials distributor MKM.

From Reuters

The private equity firm vied with a consortium comprising buyout groups Cinven - which owns peer Chryso - and Bain for the world’s largest maker of chemical additives for concrete, they said.

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Words That Use chryso-

What does chryso- mean?

Chryso- is a combining form used like a prefix meaning “gold” and sometimes applied to various greenish hues. It is often used in medical and scientific terms, including in mineralogy.

Chryso- comes from the Greek chrȳsós, meaning “gold.” The Greek chrȳsós also helped form the chrȳsallís, source of the word chrysalis. A chrysalis is the hard-shelled pupa of a moth or butterfly, so named because some pupae can have a goldish sheen.

What are variants of chryso-?

When combined with words or word elements that begin with a vowel, chryso- becomes chrys-, as in chryselephantine.

Examples of chryso-

An example of a scientific term that uses the combining form chryso- is chrysolite, an olive-green mineral also known as olivine.

As we know, chryso- means “gold.” What about –lite? It comes from the Greek líthos, meaning “stone.” Ultimately coming into English from the Greek chrȳsólithos, chrysolite literally translates to “gold stone,” a reference to the mineral’s grayish green hue.

What are some words that use the combining form chryso-?

• chrysoberyl
• chrysocolla (using the equivalent form of chryso- in Greek)
• chrysoderma
• chrysophenine
• chrysophyte
• chrysoprase
• chrysotherapy (gold therapy, which is using gold salts to help treat such diseases as rheumatoid arthritis)

What are some other forms that chryso- may be commonly confused with?

• Christo-
• chondrio-
• chylo-
• crystallo-

Break it down!

A chrysophyte is a type of algae. Based on the meaning of chryso-, what color can chrysophytes be?