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cryonics

[ krahy-on-iks ]
/ kraɪˈɒn ɪks /
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noun (used with a singular verb)

the deep-freezing of human bodies at death for preservation and possible revival in the future; cryostasis (def. 1).

Origin of cryonics

1965–70, Americanism;cryo- + -nics, on the model of bionics, electronics, etc.

OTHER WORDS FROM cryonics

cry·on·ic, adjective

Words nearby cryonics

cryology, cryolysis, cryometer, cryonaut, cry one's eyes out, cryonics, cry on someone's shoulder, cryopathy, cryopexy, cryophilic, cryophylactic
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Example sentences from the Web for cryonics

  • Ira Glass came to me over a year ago with a project first reported on This American Life about the first cryonics freezing.

    Errol Morris’ Sensational ‘Tabloid’ Doc|Marlow Stern|July 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for cryonics

cryonics
/ (kraɪˈɒnɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the practice of freezing a human corpse in the hope of restoring it to life in the future
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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