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Cryogenian

Cryogenian adjective: of a geologic period within the Neoproterozoic era from about 850 to 600 million years ago.

Adjective

Cryogenian (comparative more Cryogenian, superlative most Cryogenian)

  1. Of a geologic period within the Neoproterozoic era from about 850 to 600 million years ago.

Proper noun

Cryogenian

  1. The Cryogenian period.

Forms of Cryogenian

comparativemore Cryogenian
superlativemost Cryogenian

Origin of Cryogenian

From cryogenic (“of low temperature”) + -ian.

Questions about Cryogenian

What does Cryogenian mean?
Cryogenian means of a geologic period within the Neoproterozoic era from about 850 to 600 million years ago.
What part of speech is Cryogenian?
Cryogenian can be an adjective or a proper noun.

Words near Cryogenian in the dictionary

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

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