cryogenic
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əˈdʒɛn adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the production or use of very low temperatures: cryogenic storage.
2.
of or pertaining to cryogenics.
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cryogenics (ˌkraɪəˈdʒɛnɪks) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| (functioning as singular) the branch of physics concerned with the production of very low temperatures and the phenomena occurring at these temperatures | |
| cryo'genic | |
| —adj | |
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cryogenic cry·o·gen·ic (krī'ə-jěn'ĭk)
adj.
Relating to or producing low temperatures.
Requiring or suitable for storage at low temperatures.
cry'o·gen'i·cal·ly adv.
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Example sentences
Magnetic coolers have been used for years in laboratories for cryogenic temperatures tens of degrees below zero.
Because it is a cryogenic facility, each run is accompanied by lengthy cool-down and warm-up phases.
Even if the soup is preserved in cryogenic stasis, it will probably never again be fit to eat.
Infrared cryogenic blackbody broadband calibration.
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