cryogenic
UK/'kraiәdʒenik/US
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Definitions
adj.
Relating to or producing very low temperatures
低温的,超低温的,冷冻的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedcryo- (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 wordsCommon 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.