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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

criogenico

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /krioˈdʒɛniko/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cryogenic/ˌkraɪ.əˈdʒen.ɪk/
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"I gas criogenici richiedono speciali contenitori isolati."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to the branch of physics that deals with the production and effects of very low temperatures.

    "The rocket engine relies on cryogenic liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen for propulsion."
  2. 2

    Involving or utilizing extremely low temperatures, typically well below freezing point.

    "Biological samples are preserved in cryogenic storage vats filled with liquid nitrogen."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Greek words kryos meaning frost, cold, or icy cold, and -genēs meaning born or producing. Formed in the mid-20th century to describe phenomena, technologies, and materials associated with extremely low temperatures.

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