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cryo-freeze

verb
/kɹaɪoʊˈfɹiːz/US

Etymology

From cryo- + freeze.

  1. derived from *prews-✻ — “to freeze; frost”
  2. inherited from *freusaną✻ — “to freeze”
  3. inherited from *freusan✻
  4. inherited from frēosan — “to freeze”
  5. inherited from fresen
  6. compounded as cryo-freeze — “cryo- + freeze”

Definitions

  1. To freeze something cryogenically.

    • Cirno: "I'll cryo-freeze you together with some English beef!"

  2. The state of being cryogenically frozen.

    • "What are you going to do with her?" he asked. "Nothing, Dr. Sanders. You are." Sanders shook his head. "What do you mean?" - "We've got two new clients, Dr. Sanders, that need to be put into cryo-freeze..."

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