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cryogenic

UK/'kraiәdʒenik/US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Relating to or producing very low temperatures

低温的,超低温的,冷冻的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
cryo-prefix
+
genbirth, produce, kind
+
-icrelating to, having the nature of
=cryogenic

cryo- (Greek kryos = icy cold) + gen (producing) + -ic = 'producing extreme cold.' Cryogenics is the science of very low temperatures — liquid nitrogen, freezing tissue, superconductors.

Root gen still carries 140 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.cryogenic temperatures超低温
  • 2.cryogenic storage低温储存
  • 3.cryogenic cooling低温冷却

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Samples are stored at cryogenic temperatures in liquid nitrogen.

  • 2.

    Cryogenic cooling keeps the superconductor working.

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