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CRYONIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
cryonics (the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life)
Derivation:
cryonics (the freezing of a seriously ill or recently deceased person to stop tissues from decomposing; the body is preserved until new medical cures are developed that might bring the person back to life)