cryophoric

adjective

cry·​o·​phor·​ic

¦krīə¦fȯrik

: of or relating to the process of freezing water by its own evaporation

Word History

Etymology

cryophorus + -ic entry 1

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

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