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cryopreserve

cryopreserve verb: to preserve something (especially biological tissue) by freezing it and holding it a very low temperature.

Verb

cryopreserve (third-person singular simple present cryopreserves, present participle cryopreserving, simple past and past participle cryopreserved)

  1. To preserve something (especially biological tissue) by freezing it and holding it a very low temperature

Forms of cryopreserve

third-person singular presentcryopreserves
present participlecryopreserving
past participlecryopreserved
pastcryopreserved

Origin of cryopreserve

From cryo- + preserve.

Questions about cryopreserve

What does cryopreserve mean?
Cryopreserve means to preserve something (especially biological tissue) by freezing it and holding it a very low temperature.
What part of speech is cryopreserve?
Cryopreserve is a verb.
What is the past tense of cryopreserve?
The past tense of cryopreserve is cryopreserved.

Words near cryopreserve in the dictionary

  1. cryopreservation
  2. cryopreservational
  3. cryopreservations
  4. cryopreservative
  5. cryopreservatives
  6. cryopreserve
  7. cryopreserved
  8. cryopreserves
  9. cryopreserving
  10. cryoprison
  11. cryoprisons

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