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cryogenesis

cryogenesis noun: the combination of thermophysical, physiochemical, physiomechanical processes occurring in freezing and thawing earth materials.

Noun

cryogenesis (plural cryogeneses)

  1. The combination of thermophysical, physiochemical, physiomechanical processes occurring in freezing and thawing earth materials.
  2. The geologic processes that create permafrost.
  3. The process of mediablasting a surface with dry ice (frozen carbon dioxide).

Forms of cryogenesis

pluralcryogeneses

Origin of cryogenesis

From cryo- + -genesis.

Questions about cryogenesis

What does cryogenesis mean?
Cryogenesis means the combination of thermophysical, physiochemical, physiomechanical processes occurring in freezing and thawing earth materials.
What part of speech is cryogenesis?
Cryogenesis is a noun.
What is the plural of cryogenesis?
The plural of cryogenesis is cryogeneses.

Words near cryogenesis in the dictionary

  1. cryogel
  2. cryogelation
  3. cryogels
  4. cryogen
  5. cryogeneses
  6. cryogenesis
  7. Cryogenian
  8. cryogenic
  9. cryogenic liquid
  10. cryogenic liquids
  11. cryogenically

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