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noun
A cryogenic liquid (that boils below about -160°C) used as a refrigerant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
a liquid that boils at below -160 C and is used as a refrigerant
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: refrigerant
Narrower terms: liquid nitrogen, liquid air
History
From cryo- + -gen.
