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cryopump

cryopump noun: a vacuum pump that traps gases and vapours by condensing them on a cold surface.

Noun

cryopump (plural cryopumps)

  1. A vacuum pump that traps gases and vapours by condensing them on a cold surface

Verb

cryopump (third-person singular simple present cryopumps, present participle cryopumping, simple past and past participle cryopumped)

  1. To employ such a device

Forms of cryopump

Noun
pluralcryopumps
Verb
third-person singular presentcryopumps
present participlecryopumping
past participlecryopumped
pastcryopumped

Origin of cryopump

From cryo- + pump.

Questions about cryopump

What does cryopump mean?
Cryopump means a vacuum pump that traps gases and vapours by condensing them on a cold surface.
What part of speech is cryopump?
Cryopump can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of cryopump?
The plural of cryopump is cryopumps.

Words near cryopump in the dictionary

  1. cryopulverization
  2. cryopulverize
  3. cryopulverized
  4. cryopulverizes
  5. cryopulverizing
  6. cryopump
  7. cryopumped
  8. cryopumps
  9. cryopuncture
  10. cryopunctured
  11. cryopyrin

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