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cryoprotect

cryoprotect verb: to protect biological tissue from the effects of cold by use of a cryoprotectant.

Verb

cryoprotect (third-person singular simple present cryoprotects, present participle cryoprotecting, simple past and past participle cryoprotected)

  1. To protect biological tissue from the effects of cold by use of a cryoprotectant.

Forms of cryoprotect

third-person singular presentcryoprotects
present participlecryoprotecting
past participlecryoprotected
pastcryoprotected

Origin of cryoprotect

From cryo- + protect.

Questions about cryoprotect

What does cryoprotect mean?
Cryoprotect means to protect biological tissue from the effects of cold by use of a cryoprotectant.
What part of speech is cryoprotect?
Cryoprotect is a verb.
What is the past tense of cryoprotect?
The past tense of cryoprotect is cryoprotected.

Words near cryoprotect in the dictionary

  1. cryoprocess
  2. cryoprocessed
  3. cryoprocesses
  4. cryoprocessing
  5. cryoprostatectomy
  6. cryoprotect
  7. cryoprotectant
  8. cryoprotectants
  9. cryoprotected
  10. cryoprotecting
  11. cryoprotection

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