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
Examples of cryogenic in a Sentence
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Vault 31 housed cryogenic pods that Vault-Tec employees safely remained in until Vaults 32 and 33 found a successful test case for the reemergence of society.
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Jordan Moreau, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Liquid methane and oxygen must be kept at cryogenic temperatures, but temperatures in space can swing between extreme cold and heat.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024
This experiment, involving a compact box clad in metallic foil and mounted on the spacecraft, aims to evaluate the technology's effectiveness in insulating Nova-C's cryogenic propulsion tank against the stark temperatures of space.
—Cathy Hackl, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
The 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.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
Also on board: an innovative sensor that will use radio waves to accurately determine how much cryogenic propellant is left in a tank in the weightless environment of space, technology that is expected to prove useful for downstream moon missions and other deep space voyages.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2024
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
Jordan Moreau, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Liquid methane and oxygen must be kept at cryogenic temperatures, but temperatures in space can swing between extreme cold and heat.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2024
This experiment, involving a compact box clad in metallic foil and mounted on the spacecraft, aims to evaluate the technology's effectiveness in insulating Nova-C's cryogenic propulsion tank against the stark temperatures of space.
—Cathy Hackl, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
The 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.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
Also on board: an innovative sensor that will use radio waves to accurately determine how much cryogenic propellant is left in a tank in the weightless environment of space, technology that is expected to prove useful for downstream moon missions and other deep space voyages.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2024
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
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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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