CRYOPROTECTANT

Etymology

Noun

cryoprotectant (plural cryoprotectants)

(biology) Any substance (typically a polyhydric alcohol) that prevents cell damage on freezing

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15 November 2024

HISTOLOGICALLY

(adverb) involving the use of histology or histological techniques; “histologically identifiable structures”


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Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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