"cryoprotect" meaning in English

See cryoprotect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: cryoprotects [present, singular, third-person], cryoprotecting [participle, present], cryoprotected [participle, past], cryoprotected [past]
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  1. (biology) To protect biological tissue from the effects of cold by use of a cryoprotectant.

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