Pronunciation: ˌ kr ī - ō - ˌ pre-z ə r- ' v ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1968
: preservation (as of cells) by subjection to extremely low temperatures
– cryo · pre · serve \ ˌ kr ī - ō -pri- ' z ə rv, ' kr ī - ō -pri- ˌ \ transitive verb
Pronunciation: ˌ kr ī - ō - ˌ pre-z ə r- ' v ā -sh ə n
Function: noun
Date: 1968
: preservation (as of cells) by subjection to extremely low temperatures
– cryo · pre · serve \ ˌ kr ī - ō -pri- ' z ə rv, ' kr ī - ō -pri- ˌ \ transitive verb
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012