cryogenic
Americanadjective
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of or relating to the production or use of very low temperatures.
cryogenic storage.
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of or relating to cryogenics.
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Matson's work in conservation sees cells from 200 endangered species, ranging from African elephants to Scotland's wildcats, being frozen in liquid nitrogen at –196°C to create a cryogenic "time capsule".
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Suppressing this motion typically requires large cryogenic refrigeration systems.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
This capability could enable advanced local data processing at cryogenic temperatures and improve important quantum computing functions such as quantum error correction and real time quantum control.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 12, 2026
This involves launching a fleet of tanker vehicles which transfer cryogenic liquid methane and liquid oxygen across in sequence, a highly ambitious manoever has not yet been tested.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
And he was involved with several of his colleagues, other scientists like himself, in cryogenic research: a way of putting people into a deep sleep, like hibernation.
From The Mantooth by Christopher Leadem
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