Cryonic

/kraɪˈɒnɪk/ adjective

Definition

relating to the practice of freezing a dead body at extremely low temperatures in hopes of reviving it in the future.

Etymology

From Greek 'kryos' (frost, cold) + '-onic' (relating to), coined in the 1960s as scientists developed the theoretical possibility of preserving biological matter through extreme freezing.

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Translations

AMአማርኛ
ክርዮንክ
kri-o-nik
ARالعربية
كيميائيّات البرودة
kimyā'iyāt al-burūḍ
BNবাংলা
ক্রায়োনিক
krai-o-nik
CACatalà
criònnic
kri-o-nik
CSČeština
kryonický
kri-o-ni-cky
DADansk
cryonic
kri-o-nik
DEDeutsch
kryonisch
kri-o-ni-sh
ELΕλληνικά
κρυονικός
kri-o-nikos
ESEspañol
crionico
kri-o-ni-koh
FAفارسی
کریونیک
krai-o-nik
FISuomi
kryoninen
kri-o-ni-nen
FRFrançais
cryonique
kri-o-nik
GUGU
ક્રાયોનિક
krai-o-nik
HAHA
kryonic
kri-o-nik
HEעברית
קריוניק
kri-o-nik
HIहिन्दी
क्रायोनिक
krai-o-nik
HUMagyar
krionikus
kri-o-ni-kus
IDBahasa Indonesia
krio nik
kri-o-nik
IGIG
cryonic
krai-o-nik
ITItaliano
crionico
kri-o-ni-ko
JA日本語
クライオニック
kuraionikku
KKKK
крионічний
kri-o-ni-chniy
KMKM
ក្រાયូនិក
krai-oo-nik
KO한국어
냉동화
naengdong-hwa
MRMR
क्रायोनिक
krai-o-nik
MSBahasa Melayu
krio nik
kri-o-nik
MYမြန်မာ
ကြိုင်ိုနစ်
kyaing-o-nit
NLNederlands
cryonic
kri-o-nik
NONorsk
cryonic
kri-o-nik
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰાયੋਨਿਕ
krai-o-nik
PLPolski
kryoniczny
kry-o-ni-ch-ni
PTPortuguês
criônico
kri-o-ni-koh
RORomână
crionic
kri-o-nik
RUРусский
крионический
krioni-cheskiy
SVSvenska
cryonic
kri-o-nik
SWKiswahili
cryonic
krai-o-nik
TAதமிழ்
கிறியோனிக்
kiraio-nik
TEతెలుగు
క్రయోనిక్
krai-o-nik
THไทย
วิทยาศาสตร์อุณหภูมิต่ำ
wit-ya-sa-at aun-hu-phoo tum
TLTL
cryonic
krai-o-nik
TRTürkçe
kriyonik
kri-yo-nik
UKУкраїнська
крионічний
kri-o-ni-chniy
URاردو
کرایونک
krai-o-nik
VITiếng Việt
cryonic
krai-o-nik
YOYO
kryonic
kri-o-nik
ZH中文
低温化
dīwēn huà
ZUZU
ikryonic
i-kri-o-nik

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