cryogenics

noun plural but singular in construction cryo·gen·ics \-niks\

: a science that deals with how very low temperatures are produced and how they affect other things

Full Definition of CRYOGENICS

: a branch of physics that deals with the production and effects of very low temperatures

circa 1934

Medical Dictionary

noun plural but singular or plural in construction cryo·gen·ics \-iks\

: a branch of physics that deals with the production and effects of very low temperatures

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