"cryonicist" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɹaɪˈɒnɪsɪst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cryonicist.wav Forms: cryonicists [plural]
Etymology: cryonic + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cryonic|ist}} cryonic + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} cryonicist (plural cryonicists)
  1. One who works in the field of cryonics. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-cryonicist-en-noun-5QJdXvWs Disambiguation of People: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Cryogenics Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of Cryogenics: 89 11
  2. A person who is, or who wishes to be, preserved cryonically. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-cryonicist-en-noun-0juJuyds Disambiguation of People: 52 48 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Transhumanism
Disambiguation of Transhumanism: 0 0

Inflected forms

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