cryoprotect

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

cryo- +‎ protect

Verb[edit]

cryoprotect (third-person singular simple present cryoprotects, present participle cryoprotecting, simple past and past participle cryoprotected)

  1. (biology) To protect biological tissue from the effects of cold by use of a cryoprotectant.