cryopreserve

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

cryo- +‎ preserve.

Verb[edit]

cryopreserve (third-person singular simple present cryopreserves, present participle cryopreserving, simple past and past participle cryopreserved)

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

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