Definition of Cryoprotective

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Cryoprotective

1. Describes a substance which is able to protect the body or organic matter from being harmed by freezing. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cryoprotective

cryopreservative
cryopreservatives
cryopreserve
cryopreserved
cryopreserves
cryopreserving
cryoprobe
cryoprobes
cryoprostatectomy
cryoprotect
cryoprotectant
cryoprotectants
cryoprotected
cryoprotecting
cryoprotection
cryoprotective (current term)
cryoprotective agents
cryoprotects
cryoprotein
cryopulvinectomy
cryopump
cryopumps
cryopyrin
cryoregime
cryoregimes
cryosampling
cryoscope
cryoscopes
cryoscopic
cryoscopies

Literary usage of Cryoprotective

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"A solution of additives, often called cryoprotective agents—glycerol is the outstanding example—is combined ..."

2. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff (1998)
"Successful cryopreservation depends primarily on the use of a cryoprotective agent, such as glycerol, ..."

3. Code of Federal Regulations by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"... shall be left with the red cells except when a cryoprotective substance on additive solution is added for prolonged storage. ..."

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