cryogenic

[ krahy-uh-jen-ik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the production or use of very low temperatures:

   cryogenic storage.

2. of or relating to cryogenics.

Other Words From

• cryo·geni·cal·ly adverb
• cry·og·e·nist [krahy-, oj, -, uh, -nist], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cryogenic¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; cryo- + -genic

Example Sentences

The pair joins a band of rogue young people who hijack their way into an abandoned spaceship with the cryogenic capabilities to get them to a safer planet without aging.

From Los Angeles Times

Pace is not lacking for Wood, who England would quite happily cryogenically freeze for the next year and a bit to ensure he is on the plane down under.

From BBC

She quit her airline job and experimented with cryogenic freezing techniques in a rented warehouse, hauling her children to durian farms on weekends.

From New York Times

By some estimates, more than 1 million embryos are currently in cryogenic storage across the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

The research team used cryogenic electron microscopy, an imaging technique that makes observations possible at a near-atomic scale.

From Science Daily