cryo-freeze
US/kɹaɪoʊˈfɹiːz/
cryo-freeze verb: to freeze something cryogenically.
Verb
cryo-freeze (third-person singular simple present cryo-freezes, present participle cryo-freezing, simple past cryo-froze, past participle cryo-frozen)
- To freeze something cryogenically.
- Cirno: "I'll cryo-freeze you together with some English beef!"2002, Team Shanghai Alice, Embodiment of Scarlet Devil
- This requires bulky machinery and other equipment that one person is unlikely to be able to maneuver. Furthermore, even if current technology could cryo-freeze an entire body, the process would take many hours. Dr. Stein made inquiries and found out that a specialist in the field of cryogenics had...2014, James Luce, The Star-Spangled Triangle, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 60
Noun
cryo-freeze (plural cryo-freezes)
- The state of being cryogenically frozen.
- "Both the original injury and the cryo-freeze did him a lot of damage, some of it permanent. He was forced to take a medical discharge, which he — hm! — did not handle well. It's not my place to discuss those details.” “If he was injured badly enough to need cryo-freeze, he was dead!” she said...1999, Lois McMaster Bujold, Komarr, Baen Books, →ISBN
- "What are you going to do with her?" he asked. "Nothing, Dr. Sanders. You are." Sanders shook his head. "What do you mean?" - "We've got two new clients, Dr. Sanders, that need to be put into cryo-freeze..."2011, Russell Davis, Touchless, Wildside Press LLC, →ISBN, page 154
Examples of cryo-freeze in a sentence
- Furthermore, even if current technology could cryo-freeze an entire body, the process would take many hours.2014, James Luce, The Star-Spangled Triangle, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 60:
- "Both the original injury and the cryo-freeze did him a lot of damage, some of it permanent.1999, Lois McMaster Bujold, Komarr, Baen Books, →ISBN:
Forms of cryo-freeze
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | cryo-freezes |
| present participle | cryo-freezing |
| past | cryo-froze |
| past participle | cryo-frozen |
| Noun | |
| plural | cryo-freezes |
| alternative form | cryo freeze |
| alternative form | cryofreeze |
Origin of cryo-freeze
From cryo- + freeze.
Questions about cryo-freeze
- What does cryo-freeze mean?
- Cryo-freeze means to freeze something cryogenically.
- How do you use cryo-freeze in a sentence?
- Furthermore, even if current technology could cryo-freeze an entire body, the process would take many hours.
- What part of speech is cryo-freeze?
- Cryo-freeze can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce cryo-freeze?
- Cryo-freeze is pronounced /kɹaɪoʊˈfɹiːz/ (US).
- What is the past tense of cryo-freeze?
- The past tense of cryo-freeze is cryo-froze.
Words near cryo-freeze in the dictionary
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