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cryotag

cryotag noun: an adhesive label designed to withstand very low temperatures, used for labeling biological samples and other materials stored in a cryogenic freezer.

Noun

cryotag (plural cryotags)

  1. An adhesive label designed to withstand very low temperatures, used for labeling biological samples and other materials stored in a cryogenic freezer.
    • Anonymity is preserved by using unique sample IDs for each participant: GS labels contain sample IDs in human-readable and barcode format, and are used on all tubes and paperwork linked to the participant, including cryotags suitable for freezing.2009, A. K. MacLeod, D. C. M. Liewald, M. M. McGilchrist, A. D. Morris, S. M. Kerr, D. J. Porteous, “Some principles and practices of genetic biobanking studies”, in European Respiratory Journal (The...

Forms of cryotag

pluralcryotags

Origin of cryotag

From cryo- + tag.

Questions about cryotag

What does cryotag mean?
Cryotag means an adhesive label designed to withstand very low temperatures, used for labeling biological samples and other materials stored in a cryogenic freezer.
What part of speech is cryotag?
Cryotag is a noun.
What is the plural of cryotag?
The plural of cryotag is cryotags.

Words near cryotag in the dictionary

  1. cryosurvives
  2. cryosurviving
  3. cryosuspension
  4. cryosystem
  5. cryosystems
  6. cryotag
  7. cryotags
  8. cryotank
  9. cryotanks
  10. cryotechnique
  11. cryotechniques

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