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cryopod en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkraɪ.oʊˌpɒd/
• krīʹō-pŏd

Etymology

From cryo + pod.

Meanings

1. A sealed pod or chamber used to preserve a living organism, usually a human, in a state of suspended animation or cryosleep at extremely low temperatures.
   • He glanced at the scan display. The contact resolved into a clearer image: definitely a UNSC cryopod. 2003, Eric Nylund, Halo: First Strike, New York: Del Rey, →ISBN, page 38:
   • These loads include 10 external cryopod pumps, … 1986, Energy and Technology Review, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, page 35:

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