cryo-process

noun

The process or use of cryogenic freezing.

Meanings

nouncryo-process (plural cryo-processes)

plural cryo-processes · alternative cryoprocess · alternative cryo process

  1. The process or use of cryogenic freezing.

    The ambient body temperature of the body might act as such a heat source thus preventing the injury of vital deep organs or implants underneath the cryo-process.

    2016, William Abramovits, Gloria Graham, Yaron Har-Shai, Dermatological Cryosurgery and Cryotherapy, →ISBN, page 471
    3 more examples

    Sperm cells, even among taxonomically-related species, differ amazingly in response to cryoprotectant, cooling, freezing and the many osmotic stresses associated with the entire cryo-process.

    2007, Eduardo R. S. Roldan, Montserrat Gomendio, Spermatology, →ISBN

    Tomato slices have an extremely high water content and sell as a premium product. The cryo-process has been utilized in this case because it has provided good texture, taste, and color in the thawed product.

    2013, K. D. Timmerhaus, Advances in Cryogenic Engineering, →ISBN

    In the cryo-process the temperature of the wafer plays an important role. Besides the capability to cool the wafer down to cryogenic temperatures, accurate water temperature control during the process is also essential because the wafer temperature directly affects the sidewall profiles.

    2015, Markku Tilli, Teruaki Motooka, Veli-Matti Airaksinen, Handbook of Silicon Based MEMS Materials and Technologies, →ISBN, page 448
verbcryo-process (third-person singular simple present cryo-processes, present participle cryo-processing, simple past and past participle cryo-processed)

present singular third person cryo-processes · participle present cryo-processing · participle past cryo-processed · past cryo-processed · alternative cryoprocess · alternative cryo process

  1. To subject to cryogenic freezing.

    In a further test, a clay-rich water wetted sandstone sample was cryo-processed as described above.

    1994, First Break - Volume 12, page 132
    2 more examples

    . Tissues were cryo-processed because membranous structures in the oocyst appear to hinder routine fixation and embedment.

    1983 June, Willima E. Hawkins, John W. Fournie, Robin M. Overstreet, “Organization of sporulated oocysts of Eimeria funduli in the gulf killifish, Fundulus grandis”, in The Journal of parasitology, volume 69, number 3

    Lungs were fixed in situ by intratracheal infusion of fixative, cryo-processed, and sectioned as described in Methods

    2003, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Origin

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