cryogenic

cryogenic
cryogenic 1902, from from cryogen "freezing mixture" (1875), from CRYO- (Cf. cryo-) "freezing" + -genic "having to do with production" (see GENUS (Cf. genus)). Related: Cryogenics (1958).

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