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cry·on·ics — /ˌkrajˈɑːnıks/ noun [noncount] medical : a procedure in which a person s body is frozen just after he or she has died so that the body can be restored if a cure for the cause of death is found … Useful english dictionary
cry — cry·mo·therapy; cry·oc·o·nite; cry·o·gen; cry·o·gen·ics; cry·o·lite; cry·o·lith·i·o·nite; cry·ol·o·gy; cry·om·e·ter; cry·om·e·try; cry·o·phile; cry·o·phil·ic; cry·o·phor·ic; cry·oph·o·rus; cry·o·phyl·lite; cry·o·scope; cry·o·scop·ic;… … English syllables
ics — isa·gog·ics; is·lam·ics; kin·e·mat·ics; log·ics; mag·net·ics; math·e·mat·ics; me·chan·ics; mel·is·mat·ics; meta·phys·ics; me·te·or·it·ics; mi·cro·me·rit·ics; mi·cro·phon·ics; mi·gra·tet·ics; mne·mon·ics; mono·stroph·ics; nu·cle·on·ics;… … English syllables
cry|o|e|lec|tron|ics — «KRY oh ih LEHK TRON ihks, EE lehk », noun. the use of very low temperatures, especially of temperatures near absolute zero, in electronic processes and devices … Useful english dictionary
cry|o|gen|ics — «KRY uh JEHN ihks», noun. the branch of physics dealing with the behavior of matter at very low temperatures: »The new science of cryogenics is expanding into industry at an ever more rapid rate (Christian Science Monitor) … Useful english dictionary
cry|o|phys|ics — «KRY oh FIHZ ihks», noun. = cryogenics. (Cf. ↑cryogenics) … Useful english dictionary
cryonics — cry·on·ics … English syllables
cryonics — cry·on·ics krī än iks n pl but usu sing in constr the practice of freezing the body of a person who has died from a disease in hopes of restoring life at some future time when a cure for the disease has been developed cry·on·ic ik adj … Medical dictionary
cryonics — cry•on•ics [[t]kraɪˈɒn ɪks[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) med the deep freezing of human bodies at death for preservation and possible revival in the future • Etymology: 1965–70, amer.; cryo + nics cry•on′ic, adj … From formal English to slang
cryogenics — cry|o|gen|ics [ˌkraıəˈdʒenıks] n [U] [Date: 1900 2000; Origin: cryogen substance producing low temperatures (19 21 centuries), from Greek kryo (from kryos very cold ) + English gen producing (from Greek genes born )] the scientific study of very… … Dictionary of contemporary English
