cryoactivation

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noun

activation (of an enzyme etc) by application of low temperatures

OriginEnglish activation ← Middle English actyf ← Old French actif →
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Meanings

nouncryoactivation (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryactivation (of an enzyme etc) by application of low temperatures

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)
  2. Englishcryo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  5. Proto-Italic*agō
  6. Latinagō
  7. Ancient Greekἐνεργητικός (energētikós)
  8. Latināctīvu
  9. Old Frenchactif
  10. Middle Englishactyf
  11. Englishactive
  12. Englishactivate
  13. Englishactivation
  14. Englishcryoactivation

From cryo- + activation.

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APA

cryoactivation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryoactivation

MLA

“cryoactivation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryoactivation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryoactivation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryoactivation.

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