cry·o·gen·ic

[krahy-uh-jen-ik]
adjective
1.
of or pertaining to the production or use of very low temperatures: cryogenic storage.
2.
of or pertaining to cryogenics.

Origin:
1900–05; cryo- + -genic

cry·o·gen·i·cal·ly, adverb
cry·og·e·nist [krahy-oj-uh-nist] , noun
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cryogenics (ˌkraɪəˈdʒɛnɪks) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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
1902, from from cryogen "freezing mixture" (1875), from cryo- "freezing" (from Gk. kryos "icy cold," related to kryeros "chilling;" see crust) + -genic "having to do with production" (see genus). Related: Cryogenics (1958).
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cryogenic cry·o·gen·ic (krī'ə-jěn'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Relating to or producing low temperatures.

  2. 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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