cryosleep
cryosleep noun: a deep sleep during which the body is stored at very cold temperature, to preserve it; cryogenic sleep.
Noun
cryosleep (uncountable)
- A deep sleep during which the body is stored at very cold temperature, to preserve it; cryogenic sleep.
- “Constantly shifting positions and priorities. Outright deception. And behind it all, the possibility we'll be hit again by this Scourge. Despite all that, their solution is for us to return to cryo. Just take a little nap and all our problems will go away.”[…]
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- Synonyms:
- coldsleep
- “Constantly shifting positions and priorities. Outright deception. And behind it all, the possibility we'll be hit again by this Scourge. Despite all that, their solution is for us to return to cryo. Just take a little nap and all our problems will go away.”[…]
Synonyms of cryosleep
Origin of cryosleep
From cryo- + sleep.
Questions about cryosleep
- What does cryosleep mean?
- Cryosleep means a deep sleep during which the body is stored at very cold temperature, to preserve it; cryogenic sleep.
- What part of speech is cryosleep?
- Cryosleep is a noun.
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