cryobiology

[ krahy-oh-bahy-ol-uh-jee ]

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noun

the study of the effects of very low temperatures on living organisms and biological systems.

cryobiology

/ ˌkraɪəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

the branch of biology concerned with the study of the effects of very low temperatures on organisms

cryobiology

/ krī′ō-bī-ŏl′ə-jē /

The scientific study of the effects of very low temperatures on living organisms.

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Derived Forms

ˌcryobiˈologist, noun

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Other Words From

cry·o·bi·o·log·i·cal [krahy-oh-bahy-, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
cryo·bi·olo·gist noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cryobiology¹

First recorded in 1955–60; cryo- + biology

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Example Sentences

The Society for Cryobiology even banned its members from involvement in cryonics in the 1980s, with a former society president lambasting the field as closer to “fraud than either faith or science.”

From MIT Technology Review

cryo-cryocable

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