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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Ghafoor is not the only one struggling to make sense of the possibility of using cryogenic technology in the hopes of cheating death.
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The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
They're also designed to operate at cryogenic temperatures close to absolute zero (around minus 459 degrees Fahrenheit).
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
Like Ripley in Alien, the hero Yuji awakens from his cryogenic sleep and quickly learns that the world has been overtaken by a species of buglike creatures known as the Blue.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
Earlier this year, scientists revealed a plan to safeguard Earth’s species in a cryogenic biorepository on the moon, intended to save species in the event of a disaster on our home planet.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 20 Sep. 2024
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The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
They're also designed to operate at cryogenic temperatures close to absolute zero (around minus 459 degrees Fahrenheit).
—Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 23 Oct. 2024
Like Ripley in Alien, the hero Yuji awakens from his cryogenic sleep and quickly learns that the world has been overtaken by a species of buglike creatures known as the Blue.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2024
Earlier this year, scientists revealed a plan to safeguard Earth’s species in a cryogenic biorepository on the moon, intended to save species in the event of a disaster on our home planet.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 20 Sep. 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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