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defrostee

defrostee noun: one who has been revived after being in cryonic suspension.

Noun

defrostee (plural defrostees)

  1. One who has been revived after being in cryonic suspension.
    • One thing alone seems to be certain, and that is that the cockroach will be the final master of this globe; and if the defrostee is unfortunate enough to survive into that era, he will have to take what is given him, and the greatest minds of our time declare it is not likely to be much.1973, National Lampoon, page 60
    • We would be better off enjoying the re-runs of his films rather than the expensive re-run of a rapidly aging defrostee.1995, Robert Kastenbaum, Is There Life After Death?: The Latest Evidence Analysed, page 251

Examples of defrostee in a sentence

  • By far its most interesting fixture, for the time being, was a second bed, which was occupied by a second defrostee.2007, Brian Stableford, Dark Ararat:
  • Looking around, the other 'defrostees' seemed content to stay wrapped up in their own tormented world.2017, Is Anyone out There?, page Rick Kalm:
  • This is meant for people who have been cryogenically frozen and feel an urge to share their experiences with other post-cryogenics or defrostees.2018, Luc Peters, Anthony R. Yue, On Mirrors! Philosophy—Art—Organization, page 61:

Forms of defrostee

pluraldefrostees

Origin of defrostee

From defrost + -ee.

Questions about defrostee

What does defrostee mean?
Defrostee means one who has been revived after being in cryonic suspension.
How do you use defrostee in a sentence?
By far its most interesting fixture, for the time being, was a second bed, which was occupied by a second defrostee.
What part of speech is defrostee?
Defrostee is a noun.
What is the plural of defrostee?
The plural of defrostee is defrostees.

Words near defrostee in the dictionary

  1. defrogs
  2. Defronzo
  3. defrost
  4. defrostable
  5. defrosted
  6. defrostee
  7. defrostees
  8. defroster
  9. defrosters
  10. defrosting
  11. defrostings

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