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cryostasis

cryostasis noun: the preservation of living organisms by employing low temperatures.

Noun

cryostasis (uncountable)

  1. The preservation of living organisms by employing low temperatures.

Origin of cryostasis

From cryo- + stasis.

Questions about cryostasis

What does cryostasis mean?
Cryostasis means the preservation of living organisms by employing low temperatures.
What part of speech is cryostasis?
Cryostasis is a noun.

Words near cryostasis in the dictionary

  1. cryostability
  2. cryostabilization
  3. cryostable
  4. cryostage
  5. cryostages
  6. cryostasis
  7. cryostat
  8. cryostatic
  9. cryostatically
  10. cryostats
  11. cryostimulation

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