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cryosubstitution

cryosubstitution noun: the substitution of ice, in frozen tissue, by alcohol, acetone or similar solvent at very low temperature.

Noun

cryosubstitution (countable and uncountable, plural cryosubstitutions)

  1. The substitution of ice, in frozen tissue, by alcohol, acetone or similar solvent at very low temperature

Forms of cryosubstitution

pluralcryosubstitutions

Origin of cryosubstitution

From cryo- + substitution.

Questions about cryosubstitution

What does cryosubstitution mean?
Cryosubstitution means the substitution of ice, in frozen tissue, by alcohol, acetone or similar solvent at very low temperature.
What part of speech is cryosubstitution?
Cryosubstitution is a noun.
What is the plural of cryosubstitution?
The plural of cryosubstitution is cryosubstitutions.

Words near cryosubstitution in the dictionary

  1. cryostreamer
  2. cryostreamers
  3. cryostress
  4. cryostresses
  5. cryosubstituted
  6. cryosubstitution
  7. cryosubstitutions
  8. cryosupernatant
  9. cryosupernatants
  10. cryosurgeon
  11. cryosurgeons

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