cryoprotectionn.
/ˌkrʌɪə(ʊ)prəˈtɛkʃn/, U.S. /ˌkraɪoʊprəˈtɛkʃ(ə)n/ Chiefly Biology.
Protection (typically of living tissues or organs) against damage when the temperature falls below freezing, esp. through the action of cryoprotectants.
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cryoprotection1965
1965 Cryobiology 2 205/1 The..development in our Laboratories of..cryoprotection by polyvinylpyrrolidone has allowed low temperature storage of blood for transfusion.
1986 Cryo-Lett. 7 208 The overwintering success of some cold hardy trees can now be explained by the natural cryoprotection obtained from intracellular vitrification.
2000 Toronto Star (Nexis) 16 Feb. Many insects in northern climes have cryoprotection in their blood.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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