combining form
or crypto- also krypt- or krypto-
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek kryptos
1. : hidden : covered
crypto branch
crypto porticus
2. : invisible : latent
crypto crystalline
crypto mere
3. : occult
crypt esthesia
4. : secret : private
crypto gram
crypt onym
5. : hidden by dissembling : unavowed
crypto fascist
cryptorationalism