cryonics

cry·on·ics

noun pl but usually singular in constr \krī-ˈä-niks\

Definition of CRYONICS

: the practice of freezing a person who has died of a disease in hopes of restoring life at some future time when a cure for the disease has been developed

— cry·on·ic \-nik\ adjective

Origin of CRYONICS

cry- + -onics (as in electronics)

First Known Use: 1967

Rhymes with CRYONICS

bionics, Ebonics, mnemonics, photonics, tectonics