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cryopreservation

noun

Etymology

From cryo- + preservation, from Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “icy cold, chill, frost”).

  1. derived from preservatio
  2. derived from preservacion
  3. prefixed as cryopreservation — “cryo + preservation”

Definitions

  1. the preservation of biological tissue at cryogenic temperatures, typically at -80°C (dry…

    the preservation of biological tissue at cryogenic temperatures, typically at -80°C (dry ice temperature) or -196°C (the boiling point of liquid nitrogen).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for cryopreservation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA