Definition
A substance or agent that produces extremely low temperatures, such as liquid nitrogen or liquid helium used in scientific and medical applications.
Etymology
From Greek 'kryos' (cold) + 'gen' (to produce or create). This term emerged in the late 19th century as scientists developed methods to liquefy gases.
Kelly Says
Liquid nitrogen is the most common cryogen—it boils at -196°C and is used in everything from freezing warts off to preserving biological samples to making dramatic fog effects. It's basically bottled extreme cold.
Translations
ARالعربية
مادة جليدية
maada jilidiyya
BNবাংলা
ক্রাইওজেন
krai-o-jen
CACatalà
criogen
kri-o-jen
CSČeština
kryogen
kri-o-gen
DADansk
kryogen
kry-o-gen
DEDeutsch
Kryogen
kri-o-gen
ELΕλληνικά
κρυογενές
kri-o-jen-es
ESEspañol
criogénico
kri-o-hen-i-ko
FISuomi
kryogeeni
kry-o-geeni
FRFrançais
cryogène
kri-o-jen
GUGU
ક્રાયોજનિક
krai-o-jan-ik
HEעברית
קריוגני
kri-o-gni
HIहिन्दी
शीतजन्य
sheeta-jan-ya
HUMagyar
kriogén
kri-o-gen
IDBahasa Indonesia
kriogen
kri-o-jen
ITItaliano
criogenico
kri-o-jen-i-ko
KMKM
ក្រីយូហ្គិន
krai-yu-hin
KO한국어
저온 물질
jeo-on mul-jil
MRMR
क्रायोजेन
krai-o-jen
MSBahasa Melayu
kriogen
kri-o-jen
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုင်ogenic
kyaing-o-jen-ik
NLNederlands
cryogeen
kri-o-geen
NONorsk
kryogen
kry-o-gen
PLPolski
kryogen
kry-o-gen
PTPortuguês
criogénico
kri-o-jen-i-ko
RORomână
criogen
kri-o-gen
RUРусский
криоген
kri-o-gen
SVSvenska
kryogen
kry-o-gen
SWKiswahili
cryogen
kri-o-jen
TAதமிழ்
குளிர்பொருள்
kulir-po-rul
TEతెలుగు
క్రయోజెనిక్
krai-o-jen-ik
TRTürkçe
kriyojen
kri-yo-jen
UKУкраїнська
криоген
kri-o-gen
VITiếng Việt
cryogen
krai-o-jen