cryonics
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ɪks noun ( used with a singular verb )
the deep-freezing of human bodies at death for preservation and possible revival in the future; cryostasis ( def 1 ).
Related forms
cry·on·ic, adjective
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| —n | |
| (functioning as singular) the practice of freezing a human corpse in the hope of restoring it to life in the future | |
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Cryonics
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
Example sentences
For that we'll still need either a generation ship or straight up cryonics.
More modern dreamers place their hopes in cryonics and nanotechnology.
But there's another really big problem with cryonics in general: thawing.
Describes cryonics and a breakthrough procedure known as vitrification.
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