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chemopreservation

chemopreservation noun: a technique for preserving the body of an organism by means of a chemical fixative.

Noun

chemopreservation (uncountable)

  1. A technique for preserving the body of an organism by means of a chemical fixative.
    • Under Dr. Mikula’s method, called chemopreservation, neuroscientists first insert a needle filled with a chemical fixative into an anesthetized animal’s heart while it is still alive to pump the fixative through the brain, essentially gluing its structure in place.2015 September 12, Amy Harmon, “A Dying Young Woman’s Hope in Cryonics and a Future”, in New York Times

Origin of chemopreservation

From chemo- + preservation.

Questions about chemopreservation

What does chemopreservation mean?
Chemopreservation means a technique for preserving the body of an organism by means of a chemical fixative.
What part of speech is chemopreservation?
Chemopreservation is a noun.

Words near chemopreservation in the dictionary

  1. chemophoretic
  2. chemophrophylaxis
  3. chemophysical
  4. chemopotentiating
  5. chemopotentiation
  6. chemopreservation
  7. chemoprevent
  8. chemopreventable
  9. chemopreventative
  10. chemoprevented
  11. chemopreventing

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