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cryofixation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cry-ofix-a-tion
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The freezing of a specimen, typically by immersion in liquid nitrogen, in order to fix it

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From cryo- + fixation.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cryofixations (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

cryofix cryofixative

Questions

What does cryofixation mean?
The freezing of a specimen, typically by immersion in liquid nitrogen, in order to fix it
Where does cryofixation come from?
From cryo- + fixation.

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