cryonic
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- adjective
- /kraɪˈɒnɪk/
- Specialized
- Pancho reluctantly agrees to spy for Humphries; she needs the money to support her sister, who is in cryonic suspension, waiting to be revived and cured of the cancer that led to her clinical death.
- cryonic suspension
- cryonic preservation
- cryonic storage
Examples
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She had heard rumors that a few people had actually been revived from cryonic immersion, thawed back to life.
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She's frozen in cryonic sleep.
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"Shipmate enters cryonic sleep chamber for five turns."
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She wants to take a chance on cryonic preservation so that she may be revived when there are nano-doctors that can move along the length of a neuron to repair the damage done by freezing.
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Many people consider cryonic preservation a feasible option for achieving immortality in the future.
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After their death, the body was placed in a cryonic chamber to preserve it at extremely low temperatures.
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Scientists are researching the cryonic techniques that could potentially revive preserved organisms someday.
Synonyms
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8.2
Relating to very low temperatures used in science and industry
Surface Forms
Morphology
cryonic = cryonics (semi-transparent) = cryo + ic
The adjective is formed with the combining form 'cryo-' and '-ic' (structure is clear), but the sense is specialized (preservation for possible future revival) and the combining form is not a common standalone word for learners.
Etymology
Cryonic comes from the Greek root kryos, meaning 'cold' or 'frost', and it is the same root you see in cryogenic; this gives a clear image of ice and very low temperatures. That's why cryonic refers to using extreme cold to 'preserve' bodies or tissues so they might be brought back in the future.