cryogeny
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cry·og·e·ny
(krī-ŏj′ə-nē)n.
See cryogenics.
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cryogeny
(kraɪˈɒdʒɪnɪ)n
(Biology) another word for cryogenics
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Noun | 1. | cryogeny - the branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures absolute zero - (cryogenics) the lowest temperature theoretically attainable (at which the kinetic energy of atoms and molecules is minimal); 0 Kelvin or -273.15 centigrade or -459.67 Fahrenheit natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" |
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