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hypersleep

hypersleep noun: a form of suspended animation in which the body's functions are not merely slowed down but halted entirely.

Noun

hypersleep (uncountable)

  1. A form of suspended animation in which the body's functions are not merely slowed down but halted entirely.

Origin of hypersleep

From hyper- + sleep.

Questions about hypersleep

What does hypersleep mean?
Hypersleep means a form of suspended animation in which the body's functions are not merely slowed down but halted entirely.
What part of speech is hypersleep?
Hypersleep is a noun.

Words near hypersleep in the dictionary

  1. hypersincere
  2. hypersincerity
  3. hypersingular
  4. hypersitosterolemic
  5. hyperskewness
  6. hypersleep
  7. hyperslice
  8. hyperslices
  9. hyperslow
  10. hypersmart
  11. hypersociability

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