cryoprotect

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verb

To protect biological tissue from the effects of cold by use of a cryoprotectant.

OriginEnglish protect ← Ancient Greek κρῠ́ος (krŭ́os) →
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Meanings

verbcryoprotect (third-person singular simple present cryoprotects, present participle cryoprotecting, simple past and past participle cryoprotected)

present singular third person cryoprotects · participle present cryoprotecting · participle past cryoprotected · past cryoprotected

  1. biologyTo protect biological tissue from the effects of cold by use of a cryoprotectant.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekκρῠ́ος (krŭ́os)
  2. Englishcryo-
  3. Englishprotect
  4. Englishcryoprotect

From cryo- + protect.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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