cryogenic
adjective
cryo·gen·ic
ˌkrī-ə-ˈje-nik 
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
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No one was hurt in the incident, which occurred as the Starship spacecraft was standing alone on the test stand being filled with cryogenic propellants for an engine test-firing before being mounted on top of the rocket booster.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Per the contract, Analytical Mechanics Associates, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Ball Aerospace received $600,000 to develop technologies for storing and transferring cryogenic propellants and concepts for cryogenic depots.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Among other things, research hardware aboard the Cygnus XL spacecraft will study the production of semiconductor crystals in microgravity and demonstrate a new way to keep cryogenic propellants properly conditioned during long-duration spaceflight.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent breakthroughs are showing promise, however, including probiotic treatments and even appropriately Star Wars-esque cryogenic preservation techniques.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Per the contract, Analytical Mechanics Associates, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Ball Aerospace received $600,000 to develop technologies for storing and transferring cryogenic propellants and concepts for cryogenic depots.
—Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Among other things, research hardware aboard the Cygnus XL spacecraft will study the production of semiconductor crystals in microgravity and demonstrate a new way to keep cryogenic propellants properly conditioned during long-duration spaceflight.
—Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent breakthroughs are showing promise, however, including probiotic treatments and even appropriately Star Wars-esque cryogenic preservation techniques.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Cryogenic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cryogenic. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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cryogenic
adjective
cryo·gen·ic
ˌkrī-ə-ˈjen-ik
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
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