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cryofracture

cryofracture noun: fracture caused by the stresses of water freezing to become ice.

Noun

cryofracture (countable and uncountable, plural cryofractures)

  1. fracture caused by the stresses of water freezing to become ice

Verb

cryofracture (third-person singular simple present cryofractures, present participle cryofracturing, simple past and past participle cryofractured)

  1. To fracture by exposure to low temperature, especially to freezing

Forms of cryofracture

Noun
pluralcryofractures
Verb
third-person singular presentcryofractures
present participlecryofracturing
past participlecryofractured
pastcryofractured

Origin of cryofracture

From cryo- + fracture.

Questions about cryofracture

What does cryofracture mean?
Cryofracture means fracture caused by the stresses of water freezing to become ice.
What part of speech is cryofracture?
Cryofracture can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of cryofracture?
The plural of cryofracture is cryofractures.

Words near cryofracture in the dictionary

  1. cryofluorescence
  2. cryofocus
  3. cryofocused
  4. cryofocuses
  5. cryofocusing
  6. cryofracture
  7. cryofractured
  8. cryofractures
  9. cryofracturing
  10. cryofreeze
  11. cryofreezing

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