cryogenic

adjective

cryo·​gen·​ic ˌkrī-ə-ˈje-nik How to pronounce cryogenic (audio)
1
a
: of or relating to the production of very low temperatures
b
: being or relating to very low temperatures
2
a
: requiring or involving the use of a cryogenic temperature
b
: requiring cryogenic storage
c
: suitable for storage of a cryogenic substance
cryogenically adverb

Examples of cryogenic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web When the film opens, Alejandro is working at a cryogenic facility where dying people pay large sums of money to be frozen in the hope of being reanimated in the future. Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2024 The high court decision came as a result of a wrongful death lawsuit brought by couples whose frozen embryos were destroyed at a fertility clinic in December 2020 when a patient entered a cryogenic nursery storage unit and removed several embryos. Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024 That year, a hospital patient entered the cryogenic nursery and removed several embryos from their storage container. Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024 SpaceX SpaceX carried out extensive modifications to cool and route the cryogenic propellants into the Falcon 9's nose fairing and then into the lander's tanks during the rocket's countdown. William Harwood, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2024 Also on board: an innovative sensor using radio waves to accurately determine how much cryogenic propellant is left in a tank in the weightless environment of space, technology expected to prove useful for downstream moon missions and other deep space voyages. William Harwood, CBS News, 22 Feb. 2024 The decision comes as a result of a wrongful death lawsuit brought by couples whose frozen embryos were destroyed at a fertility clinic in December 2020 when a patient entered a cryogenic nursery storage unit and removed several embryos. Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 21 Feb. 2024 Ken Jeong, out of cryogenic suspension, for Popeyes. Chris Pratt in a handlebar mustache for Pringles. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2024 Ken Jeong’s waking up from cryogenic freeze was basically another exercise in loud and obnoxious, with too-fleeting moments of clever. Brian Lowry, CNN, 11 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

cryo- + -genic

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of cryogenic was in 1896

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Cite this Entry

“Cryogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cryogenic. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

cryogenic

adjective
cryo·​gen·​ic ˌkrī-ə-ˈjen-ik How to pronounce cryogenic (audio)
1
a
: of or relating to the production of very low temperatures
b
: being or relating to very low temperatures
2
: requiring or involving the use of a cryogenic temperature
cryogenic surgery
cryogenic arterial thrombolysis
cryogenically adverb

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