cryogenic

adjective

cryo·​gen·​ic ˌkrī-ə-ˈje-nik 

1

a

: of or relating to the production of very low temperatures

b

: being or relating to very low temperatures

2

a

: requiring or involving the use of a cryogenic temperature

b

: requiring cryogenic storage

c

: suitable for storage of a cryogenic substance

cryogenically

ˌkrī-ə-ˈje-ni-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of cryogenic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

No one was hurt in the incident, which occurred as the Starship spacecraft was standing alone on the test stand being filled with cryogenic propellants for an engine test-firing before being mounted on top of the rocket booster. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025

Chips linked, errors corrected In practice, connecting quantum chips has been difficult because links between separate processors tend to be noisy, especially when housed in different cryogenic refrigerators. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025

Those eggs are fertilized in the lab with sperm from long-dead northern white males, creating embryos stored in cryogenic conditions. —Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025

Vibrate all that complicated cryogenic plumbing too much, and very bad things happen. —Adam Rogers, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

cryo- + -genic

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for cryogenic

• asthenic
• edenic
• eugenic
• hellenic
• myasthenic
• naphthenic
• transgenic
• allergenic
• androgenic
• antigenic
• authigenic
• autogenic

Medical Definition

cryogenic

adjective

cryo·​gen·​ic ˌkrī-ə-ˈjen-ik 

1

a

: of or relating to the production of very low temperatures

b

: being or relating to very low temperatures

2

: requiring or involving the use of a cryogenic temperature

cryogenic surgery

cryogenic arterial thrombolysis

cryogenically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb