Definitions
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- noun A
vacuum pump that trapsgases andvapours bycondensing them on a cold surface.
Etymologies
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cryo- + pump
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Examples
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Throughout the flight, the probes remained immersed in liquid neon to create a cryopump effect.
Indian scientists find three new bacteria in upper stratosphere 2009
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Throughout the flight, the probes remained immersed in the liquid neon to create a 'cryopump effect.'
doggdot.us 2009
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Throughout the flight, the probes remained immersed in the liquid neon to create a 'cryopump effect.'
Slashdot: Science 2009
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Throughout the flight, the probes remained immersed in the liquid neon to create a 'cryopump effect.'
Slashdot: Science 2009
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