| CRYOBIOLOGY | • cryobiology n. The study of the effects of low temperature on living organisms. • CRYOBIOLOGY n. the study of life under cold conditions. |
| CRYOCONITES | • cryoconites n. Plural of cryoconite. • CRYOCONITE n. dust found on the surface of polar ice. |
| CRYOHYDRATE | • cryohydrate n. (Chemistry) Any salt that forms crystals containing water of crystallization only at low temperatures. • CRYOHYDRATE n. a crystalline substance containing water and a salt in definite proportions, a eutectic crystallizing below the freezing point of water. |
| CRYOMETRIES | • CRYOMETRY n. measurement by use of a cryometer, an instrument for measuring low temperatures. |
| CRYONICALLY | • cryonically adv. By means of cryonics. • CRYONIC adv. relating to cryonics, the practice of preserving human corpses by freezing them. |
| CRYONICISTS | • cryonicists n. Plural of cryonicist. |
| CRYOPHYSICS | • cryophysics n. (Physics) The physics of phenomena associated with matter at very low temperatures. • CRYOPHYSICS n. low-temperature physics. |
| CRYOSCOPIES | • cryoscopies n. Plural of cryoscopy. • CRYOSCOPY n. the study of the effect of dissolved substances on the freezing points of solvents. |
| CRYOSURGEON | • cryosurgeon n. One who performs cryosurgery. • CRYOSURGEON n. a surgeon who uses freezing techniques. |
| CRYOSURGERY | • cryosurgery n. (Medicine) The use of a probe containing liquid nitrogen to freeze and thus destroy tissue. • CRYOSURGERY n. surgery using instruments at very low temperatures to cut and destroy tissue. |
| CRYOTHERAPY | • cryotherapy n. The use of low temperatures in medical therapy or the removal of heat from a body part, aiming to decrease… • CRYOTHERAPY n. medical treatment using extreme cold, also CRYMOTHERAPY. |