cryopump

noun

cryo·​pump

ˈkrīō+ˌ

: a vacuum pump whose operation involves the freezing and adsorption of gases on cold surfaces at very low temperatures

cryopump intransitive verb

Word History

Etymology

cryo- + pump entry 1

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

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