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cryocrastination

cryocrastination noun: the act of waiting until old age for cryopreservation.

Noun

cryocrastination (usually uncountable, plural cryocrastinations)

  1. (neologism, usually) The act of waiting until old age for cryopreservation.
    • Many of the standard explanations of procrastination apply just as well to cryocrastination. We tend to put off taking desirable action because we discount future benefits while focusing on the effort required in the present.2013 September, Max More and Chana Phaedra, “Cryocrastination”, in Cryonics Archive

Forms of cryocrastination

pluralcryocrastinations

Origin of cryocrastination

Blend of cryonics + procrastination.

Questions about cryocrastination

What does cryocrastination mean?
Cryocrastination means the act of waiting until old age for cryopreservation.
What part of speech is cryocrastination?
Cryocrastination is a noun.
What is the plural of cryocrastination?
The plural of cryocrastination is cryocrastinations.

Words near cryocrastination in the dictionary

  1. cryocooling
  2. cryocrastinate
  3. cryocrastinated
  4. cryocrastinates
  5. cryocrastinating
  6. cryocrastination
  7. cryocrastinations
  8. cryocratic
  9. cryocrystallography
  10. cryoculture
  11. cryocultures

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