cryogenically
極低温で
解説 Definition
極低温を用いた方法で。液体窒素などを使用して非常に低い温度で処理または保存すること。
Cryogenically means by using extremely low temperatures. It is used in science, medicine, and technology when something is cooled or preserved at very cold levels. The word often appears in discussions of freezing materials, tissues, or equipment.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
`cryo-` は `cryotherapy` や `cryopreservation` にも出る「超低温・冷却」の目印。まず `cryogenic` を「極低温の」と押さえ、そこに `-ally` が付くと「〜な方法で」という副詞になるので、`cryogenically` は「極低温で処理して」と読める。日常的な `cold` や `frozen` よりずっと科学・医療寄りで、`cryogenically preserve` `cryogenically freeze` の形で出やすい。単に冷やすのでなく、液体窒素級の温度を使う場面まで一緒に思い浮かべると定着しやすい。
The key is `cryo-`, the science word part for extreme cold, also seen in `cryotherapy` and `cryopreservation`. Start from `cryogenic` and then add `-ally` to get the adverb form. It is much more technical than just `cold` or `frozen`, so connect it with lab or medical phrases like `cryogenically preserved`.
例文
The biological samples were preserved cryogenically for long-term storage.
その生物学的サンプルは長期保存のために極低温で保存されました。
The tissue was treated cryogenically to prevent degradation.
その組織は劣化を防ぐために極低温で処理されました。
They stored the stem cells cryogenically to maintain their viability.
彼らは幹細胞の生存性を維持するために極低温で保存しました。
cryogenically の類義語・関連語
cryogenically の語源・成り立ち Etymology
cryogenically は cryogenic に副詞語尾 -ally が付いた語。cryogenic はギリシャ語 kryos「氷のような冷たさ」+ -genic「生み出す」に由来し、「極低温を生み出す」が転じて「極低温で」の感覚になります。関連語に cryotherapy, genesis。
Cryogenically comes from cryogenic with the adverb ending -ally. Cryogenic is built from Greek kryos, meaning "icy cold" or "frost," and -genic, meaning "producing" or "causing." The original sense was "producing extreme cold," and from that it came to describe things done at very low temperatures. Related words include cryotherapy and genesis.
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