cryoprotectv.
/ˌkrʌɪə(ʊ)prəˈtɛkt/, U.S. /ˌkraɪoʊprəˈtɛk(t)/ Chiefly Biology.
transitive. To protect (living tissues, organs, etc.) against damage caused by freezing temperatures, esp. by using cryoprotectants. Also intransitive.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > heat or make hot [verb (transitive)] > protect against freezing
cryoprotect1971
1971 Cryobiology 8 198 The hearts to be cryoprotected were first immersed..in Earle's solution containing 5–40% glycerol.
1998 Financial Mail (Johannesburg) (Nexis) 17 Apr. 44 I have found a way to cryoprotect organs large and small.
2003 C. Le Moine in J. Q. Wang Drugs of Abuse ix. 141 Post-fix the brains in the same fixative for 1 h, then cryoprotect in 0.1 M phosphate buffer.
2007 H. O. de la Iglesia in E. Rosato Circadian Rhythms xli. 516 Store at 4°C for 48 h; this will cryoprotect the sample.
Derivatives
ˌcryoproˈtected adj.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > [adjective] > protected against freezing
cryoprotected1972
1972 Cryobiology 9 324/2 (heading) Ultrastructure of untreated and cryoprotected cellular and isolated mitochondria in the frozen state.
1997 Guardian (Nexis) 29 May 12 The cryoprotected tissue approaches a transitional glass-like state, where fracturing occurs.
ˌcryoproˈtecting adj.
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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > [adjective] > protecting against freezing
cryoprotective1965
cryoprotectant1969
cryoprotecting1972
1972 Jrnl. Cell Biol. 53 458/2 Freeze-cleaving of mitochondria in different energy states..failed to preserve the structural details observed in chemically fixed mitochondria, presumably because cryoprotecting agents were not used.
2007 Cryobiology 55 345/2 Human saphenous veins were investigated in vitro..after storage at −196°C in a cryomedium containing 1.8 M dimethyl sulfoxide and 0.1 M sucrose as the cryoprotecting agents.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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