adverb
- in a manner relating to the production and effects of very low temperatures, typically below −150°C
Usage: technical; scientific
Examples
- The biological samples were stored cryogenically to preserve them for decades.
- Liquid nitrogen is used cryogenically in medical procedures to remove warts and skin lesions.
- The spacecraft's fuel was kept cryogenically frozen during the long mission.
- Tissues can be preserved cryogenically for future transplantation.
- The laboratory equipment operates cryogenically at temperatures near absolute zero.