cryonics

[ krahy-on-iks ]

/ kraɪˈɒn ɪks /

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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 WORDS

suspension, freeze-drying

Nearby words

cryolite, cryology, cryolysis, cryometer, cryonaut, cryonics, cryopathy, cryopexy, cryophilic, cryophylactic, cryophyte

Origin of cryonics

1965–70, Americanism; cryo- + -nics, on the model of bionics, electronics, etc.

Related forms

cry·on·ic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for cryonics

Ira Glass came to me over a year ago with a project first reported on This American Life about the first cryonics freezing.
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British Dictionary definitions for cryonics

cryonics

/ (kraɪˈɒnɪks) /

noun

(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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