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cryopreservation

cryopreservation noun: the preservation of biological tissue at cryogenic temperatures, typically at -80°C (dry ice temperature) or -196°C (the boiling point of liquid nitrogen).

Noun

cryopreservation (countable and uncountable, plural cryopreservations)

  1. the preservation of biological tissue at cryogenic temperatures, typically at -80°C (dry ice temperature) or -196°C (the boiling point of liquid nitrogen).

cryopreservation meaning in Tamil

cryopreservation in Tamil

குளிர் ஊட்டுக்கருவி

Forms of cryopreservation

pluralcryopreservations

Origin of cryopreservation

From cryo- + preservation, from Ancient Greek κρύος (krúos, “icy cold, chill, frost”).

Questions about cryopreservation

What does cryopreservation mean?
Cryopreservation means the preservation of biological tissue at cryogenic temperatures, typically at -80°C (dry ice temperature) or -196°C (the boiling point of liquid nitrogen).
What is cryopreservation in Tamil?
Cryopreservation in Tamil is குளிர் ஊட்டுக்கருவி. See Cryopreservation meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cryopreservation?
Cryopreservation is a noun.
What is the plural of cryopreservation?
The plural of cryopreservation is cryopreservations.

Words near cryopreservation in the dictionary

  1. cryopreparations
  2. cryopreservability
  3. cryopreservable
  4. cryopreservant
  5. cryopreservants
  6. cryopreservation
  7. cryopreservational
  8. cryopreservations
  9. cryopreservative
  10. cryopreservatives
  11. cryopreserve

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cryopreservation (page history and authors); cryopreservation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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