| CRYOBANKS | • cryobanks n. Plural of cryobank. • CRYOBANK n. a place for storing human tissue at very low temperatures. |
| CRYOCABLE | • CRYOCABLE n. a highly conducting electric cable cooled with a refrigerant. |
| CRYOGENIC | • cryogenic adj. Of, relating to, or performed at low temperatures. • CRYOGENIC adj. of or like a cryogen, a substance for obtaining low temperatures, a freezing mixture. |
| CRYOLITES | • cryolites n. Plural of cryolite. • CRYOLITE n. a mineral, also KRYOLITE, KRYOLITH. |
| CRYOMETER | • cryometer n. A thermometer used at very low temperatures. • CRYOMETER n. an instrument for measuring low temperatures, also KRYOMETER. |
| CRYOMETRY | • cryometry n. The measurement of very low temperatures. • CRYOMETRY n. measurement by use of a cryometer, an instrument for measuring low temperatures. |
| CRYOPHYTE | • cryophyte n. (Botany) Any plant whose buds overwinter below ground. • cryophyte n. (Botany) Any plant that grows on ice or snow. • CRYOPHYTE n. an organism esp. an alga or moss that grows on snow or ice. |
| CRYOPROBE | • cryoprobe n. (Surgery) An instrument used to apply extreme cold to a tissue as part of cryosurgery. • CRYOPROBE n. a blunt chilled probe used to freeze tissue in cryosurgery. |
| CRYOSCOPE | • cryoscope n. A device used to measure the freezing point of a liquid (or the melting point of a solid). • CRYOSCOPE n. an instrument for determining freezing points of substances. |
| CRYOSCOPY | • cryoscopy n. The measurement of the freezing point of a liquid using a cryoscope. • cryoscopy n. (Chemistry) The estimation of the molecular weight of a compound by measuring its effect on the freezing… • CRYOSCOPY n. the study of the effect of dissolved substances on the freezing points of solvents. |
| CRYOSTATS | • cryostats n. Plural of cryostat. • CRYOSTAT n. a refrigeration apparatus. |
| CRYOTRONS | • cryotrons n. Plural of cryotron. • CRYOTRON n. a tiny form of electronic switch operating in a bath of liquid helium a few degrees above absolute zero. |