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cryogen

American

[krahy-uh-juhn, -jen] / ˈkraɪ ə dʒən, -ˌdʒɛn /

noun

a substance for producing low temperatures; freezing mixture.

cryogen British

/ ˈkraɪədʒən /

noun

a substance used to produce low temperatures; a freezing mixture

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Etymology

Origin of cryogen

First recorded in 1870–75; cryo- + -gen

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The temperature of production of the cryohydrate is identical with the lowest temperature which can be produced on employing a mixture of ice and the salt as a freezing mixture or cryogen.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 by Various

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