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cryopod

Syllables: cryo·pod/ˈkraɪ.oʊˌpɒd/

cryopod noun: a sealed pod or chamber used to preserve a living organism, usually a human, in a state of suspended animation or cryosleep at extremely low temperatures.

Noun

cryopod (plural cryopods)

  1. A sealed pod or chamber used to preserve a living organism, usually a human, in a state of suspended animation or cryosleep at extremely low temperatures.
    • These loads include 10 external cryopod pumps, …1986, Energy and Technology Review, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, page 35
    • He glanced at the scan display. The contact resolved into a clearer image: definitely a UNSC cryopod.2003, Eric Nylund, Halo: First Strike, New York: Del Rey, →ISBN, page 38

Forms of cryopod

pluralcryopods

Origin of cryopod

From cryo + pod.

Questions about cryopod

What does cryopod mean?
Cryopod means a sealed pod or chamber used to preserve a living organism, usually a human, in a state of suspended animation or cryosleep at extremely low temperatures.
What part of speech is cryopod?
Cryopod is a noun.
How do you pronounce cryopod?
Cryopod is pronounced /ˈkraɪ.oʊˌpɒd/.
What is the plural of cryopod?
The plural of cryopod is cryopods.

Words near cryopod in the dictionary

  1. cryophytic
  2. cryoplanation
  3. cryoplasty
  4. cryoplunger
  5. cryoplungers
  6. cryopod
  7. cryopods
  8. cryopowder
  9. cryopowders
  10. cryoprecipitate
  11. cryoprecipitated

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