Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cryogrind

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cryo-grind
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To freeze organic materials to the point of brittleness and then grind them into a fine powder.

Example Sentences

"A more rapid technique is to cryogrind appropriate mixtures of polymer and salt and then subject the resulting powder to a modest heat treatment."

Etymology

From cryo- + grind.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: cryo

Inflected Forms

cryogrinds (present, singular) cryogrinding (participle, present) cryoground (participle, past) cryoground (past)

Questions

What does cryogrind mean?: To freeze organic materials to the point of brittleness and then grind them into a fine powder.
Where does cryogrind come from?: From cryo- + grind.

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