cryogenesis

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noun

The combination of thermophysical, physiochemical, physiomechanical processes occurring in freezing and thawing earth materials.

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Meanings

nouncryogenesis (plural cryogeneses)

plural cryogeneses

  1. The combination of thermophysical, physiochemical, physiomechanical processes occurring in freezing and thawing earth materials.
  2. The geologic processes that create permafrost.
  3. The process of mediablasting a surface with dry ice (frozen carbon dioxide).

Origin

From cryo- + -genesis.

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APA

cryogenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryogenesis

MLA

“cryogenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryogenesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryogenesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryogenesis.

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