cryogrind

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verb

To freeze organic materials to the point of brittleness and then grind them into a fine powder.

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Meanings

verbcryogrind (third-person singular simple present cryogrinds, present participle cryogrinding, simple past and past participle cryoground)

present singular third person cryogrinds · participle present cryogrinding · participle past cryoground · past cryoground

  1. To freeze organic materials to the point of brittleness and then grind them into a fine powder.

    A more rapid technique is to cryogrind appropriate mixtures of polymer and salt and then subject the resulting powder to a modest heat treatment.

    1993, PG Bruce, CA Vincent, “Polymer electrolytes”, in Journal of the Chemical Society, Faraday Transactions, number 17

Origin

From cryo- + grind.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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