Meanings
adjectivecryogenic (comparative more cryogenic, superlative most cryogenic)
comparative more cryogenic · superlative most cryogenic
- Of, relating to, or performed at low temperatures.
Quick as a mongoose, the man with the glass eye darts in, yanks the aluminum case out of the cryogenic cylinder, tosses it to Y.T.
1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 179
Origin
- Ancient Greekκρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)
- Englishcryo-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
- Proto-Hellenic*génos
- Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
- Englishcryogenic
Translations
Catalan criogènic
- criogènicof, relating to, or performed at low temperatures
Czech kryogenní
- kryogenníof, relating to, or performed at low temperatures
Dutch cryogeen
- cryogeenof, relating to, or performed at low temperatures
Irish crióigineach
- crióigineachof, relating to, or performed at low temperatures
Italian criogenico
- criogenicoof, relating to, or performed at low temperatures
Portuguese criogênico, criogénico
- criogênicoof, relating to, or performed at low temperatures
- criogénicoof, relating to, or performed at low temperatures
Russian криоге́нный
- криоге́нный (kriogénnyj)of, relating to, or performed at low temperatures
Spanish criogénico
- criogénicoof, relating to, or performed at low temperatures
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cryogenic
Hellenicpathogenichygieniccarcinogenicanthropogenicschizophrenicantigenicallergenichypoallergenicmutagenicphotogenicbiogenicspleniclinolenichallucinogenicthermogeniconcogenicasthenicsthenicketogenicgenicgalenicfenneceugenic
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
cryogenic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryogenic
MLA
“cryogenic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryogenic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cryogenic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cryogenic.
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