cryogenic

adjective cryo·gen·ic \ ˌkrī-ə-ˈje-nik \

Updated on: 22 Apr 2018

Definition of cryogenic

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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cryogenically

play \ˌkrī-ə-ˈje-ni-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Recent Examples of cryogenic from the Web

In addition to the usual hazards of driving a tanker on the road, these drivers have to handle cryogenic nitrogen and others gases that have the potential to freeze off fingers or be accidentally inhaled.

— jay samit, Fortune, "How Virtual Reality Is Improving Trucker Safety for UPS and Other Suppliers," 11 Apr. 2018
Custom Biogenic Systems, based in Bruce Township, Mich., designs and manufactures liquid nitrogen laboratory freezers, cryogenic equipment and accessories, according to its website.

— ginger christ and julie washington, cleveland.com, "Human error may be at fault in University Hospitals' fertility clinic failure, 4,000 eggs, embryos ruined," 27 Mar. 2018
Research Leader Christina Walters overlooks a room of cryogenic vats at the National Center for Genetic Resources Preservation, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015, in Fort Collins, CO.

— sena christian, Newsweek, "Breakfast in Post-Apocalypse America: Inside Colorado's Fort Knox of Food," 19 Nov. 2015
Those that had little volcanic activity would never emit enough carbon dioxide to spark the runaway global warming needed to wake them from their cryogenic slumber (as likely happened on Earth).

— shannon hall, Scientific American, "Like Ancient Snowball Earth, Frozen Planets May Still Be Habitable," 13 Mar. 2018
These products should hold you over until every home in America has a cryogenic sleep chamber instead of a bedroom.

— adam hurly, GQ, "The Best Night Cream for Men Will Fix Your Face While You Sleep," 12 Mar. 2018
After a woman goes through an egg freezing process, the frozen eggs are stored in liquid nitrogen tanks in a cryogenic facility where they are typically monitored with video surveillance and alarm systems.

— NBC News, "Malfunction at egg freezing facility affects hundreds of patients," 9 Mar. 2018
Five years after he was dumped by Emily Maynard on national television, race car driver Arie Luyendyk Jr. has emerged from cryogenic sleep to assume his rightful mantle as The Bachelor.

— molly fitzpatrick, Bon Appetit, "All of the Tragically Untouched Food on 'The Bachelor' This Season," 6 Mar. 2018
The cryogenic storage process removes water from material to keep the material viable for a couple thousand years.

— sena christian, Newsweek, "Breakfast in Post-Apocalypse America: Inside Colorado's Fort Knox of Food," 19 Nov. 2015

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Origin and Etymology of cryogenic

cryo- + -genic

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First Known Use: 1896

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cryogenic

adjective cryo·gen·ic \ ˌkrī-ə-ˈjen-ik \

medical Definition of cryogenic

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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cryogenically

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