- cryophylactic
- SYN: crymophylactic.
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cryo·phy·lac·tic (kri″o-fə-lakґtik) [cryo- + phylactic] resistant to very low temperatures; said of bacteria.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
cryophylactic
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crymophylactic — Resistant to cold, said of certain microorganisms that are not destroyed even by freezing temperatures. SYN: cryophylactic. [crymo + G. phylaxis, a guarding against] … Medical dictionary
