"defrostee" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: defrostees [plural]
Etymology: defrost + -ee Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|defrost|ee}} defrost + -ee Head templates: {{en-noun}} defrostee (plural defrostees)
  1. One who has been revived after being in cryonic suspension.
    Sense id: en-defrostee-en-noun-He3XDhuM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ee

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1995, Robert Kastenbaum, Is There Life After Death?: The Latest Evidence Analysed, page 251",
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