English Explanatory Dictionary

cryopreserve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To preserve something (especially biological tissue) by freezing it and holding it a very low temperature

Word forms

cryopreserve cryopreserves cryopreserving cryopreserved

Etymology

From cryo- + preserve.

Related words

cryopreservation
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