cryolite

Cryolite is an uncommon mineral identified with the once large deposit at Ivigtût on the west coast of Greenland, depleted by 1987. It was historically used as an ore of aluminium and later in the electrolytic processing of the aluminium-rich oxide ore bauxite. The difficulty of separating aluminium from oxygen in the oxide ores was overcome by the use of cryolite as a flux to dissolve the oxide mineral(s). Pure cryolite itself melts at 1012 °C, and it can dissolve the aluminium oxides sufficiently well to allow easy extraction of the aluminium by electrolysis. Substantial energy is still needed for both heating the materials and the electrolysis, but it is much more energy-efficient than melting the oxides themselves. As natural cryolite is too rare to be used for this purpose, synthetic sodium aluminium fluoride is produced from the common mineral fluorite.

Did you know Pure Cryolite itself melts at 1012 °C?

by Cryolite January 21, 2018

Cryotheist

A smokin' hot guy that gets all the girl like a chad

Dude, that guy is SUCH a cryotheist!

by thereheiss August 11, 2020

Cryopodded

When a poes Takes a huge penis up the arse whilst putting a dinosaur in a cryo pod.

“Poes cryopodded the dinosaur”

by F01 February 5, 2021

Cryophyr

If you see this name anywhere, I live in your walls I live in your walls I live in your walls I live in your walls I live in your walls I live in your walls I live in your walls I live in your walls I live in your walls I live in your walls

Cryophyr lives in your walls

by freebobux August 22, 2021

cryobi

Refers to any "foreign made" brand of power tool (often using crappy-a** Chinesium parts) of such inferior quality that it makes your eyes well up just to look at it.

If you're just a casual tinkerer goofing around wif scrap wood and/or recycled mild-steel bits, then yeah --- I suppose you could get by wif a mail-order Chinesium knock-off-brand lathe or drill press. But if you're really wanting a fair degree of precision or "repeatability" in your work, you don't wanna go with cryobi tools --- trust me, you'll git nuttin' but headaches and a significantly increased vocabulary!

by QuacksO November 17, 2018

cryodocker

The process of cryogenics has been applied to the popular city boy pastime of "space docking."

Rich city slickers are paying millions to cyrogenically freeze their condom wrapped turds. These prized possessions are then "awakened" after a ten year incubation period and sold on the black market. It is claimed these cryodockers or "super-dockers" can remain serviceable for several years.

David: What are you planning on doing with your pension this year Chris?
Chris grinning mischievously : I'm not worried about that sh*t. Have you ever heard of a cryodocker? I've got several in the pipeline. Believe you me, these babies'll sell like hot cakes 10 years from now

by JD99 February 13, 2009

Cryobomb

When you ejaculate in a persons ice cube tray, and place it into their freezer without them knowing.

Steve isn't having any beer, so I cryobombed his water.

by blackouTT March 12, 2009