cryogenic
adjective
cryo·gen·ic
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Definition of cryogenic
1a
: of or relating to the production of very low temperatures
b
: being or relating to very low temperatures
2a
: 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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Other Words from cryogenic
cryogenically
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Examples of cryogenic in a Sentence
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Run time spent on unseen footage of Antonio Brown talking about his shredded feet and cryogenic chamber accident that seemed to be concealed from the opener: 2 minutes and 37 seconds. — Conor Orr, SI.com, "Hard Knocks Recap: What We Learned About Jon Gruden and Antonio Brown's Feet," 14 Aug. 2019 In his downtime, Hillenburg jammed raucously with friends, scoured the Saugus Swap Meet for weird toys, and searched for Walt Disney’s cryogenic tomb, which was only half-jokingly rumored to be secreted away on campus. — Darryn King, Longreads, "The Young Man and the Sea Sponge," 13 Aug. 2019 An exceedingly odd wannabe intellectual with a passion for Napoleon and cryogenic freezing, Connor doesn't actually do anything, which his escort/playwright/partner, Willa (Justine Lupe), points out to him at Shiv's wedding. — Carrie Wittmer, Harper's BAZAAR, "Succession Season 1: What You Need to Remember Before the New Season," 11 Aug. 2019 On Wednesday, NFL Network also reported Brown used a cryogenic chamber without appropriate footwear. — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, "Raiders receiver Antonio Brown might have suffered ‘extreme’ frostbite," 7 Aug. 2019 Media reports said the launch was aborted after ISRO scientists identified a leak while filling helium in the rocket's cryogenic engine. — NBC News, "India launches unmanned moon mission a week after it was aborted," 22 July 2019 While this is frequently done with non-cryogenic fuels on the International Space Station, it has never been demonstrated on a large scale in space with super-chilled rocket fuel. — Ben Pearson, Ars Technica, "SpaceX beginning to tackle some of the big challenges for a Mars journey," 3 June 2019 It will be powered by liquid oxygen (known in the space business as LOX) and cryogenic liquid methane, rather than the LOX/kerosene mix other SpaceX engines have used. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Elon Musk Shows Off SpaceX Raptor Engine Tests," 4 Feb. 2019 For molecular hydrogen to remain a liquid, its cryogenic tanks need to be cooled to 20 degrees Kelvin, colder than -250 degrees Celsius. — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, "NASA's Nuclear Thermal Engine Is a Blast From the Cold War Past," 21 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cryogenic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for cryogenic
cryogenic
adjective
cryo·gen·ic
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Medical Definition of cryogenic
1a
: 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
Other Words from cryogenic
cryogenically
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