| 释义 |
cry·oc·o·nite
\krīˈäkəˌnīt\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cry- + con- (from Greek konis dust) + -ite; originally formed as Swedish krykonit — more at nit
: dust that is found on the surface of a glacier (as the Greenland ice cap) especially on the bottom of small depressions and is formed as a result of differential melting of the ice |