How to pronounce cryogenic
American English pronunciation
kry-oh-JEN-ik
- IPA
- /ˌkɹaɪoʊˈdʒɛnɪk/
- Syllables
- kry · oh · JEN · ik (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What cryogenic means
Having to do with extremely cold temperatures
In a sentence: The lab keeps rare seeds in a cryogenic freezer, far colder than any winter night.
Where it comes from: It is built from cryo-, from a Greek word for icy cold, and -genic, meaning producing.
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