lyophilize 1
verbdomain: change
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
to dry (blood, serum, or tissue) by freezing in a high vacuum
Synonyms
- lyophilise 1
to dry (blood, serum, or tissue) by freezing in a high vacuum
Hypernym
freeze-dry 1
verb
preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum
EnglishDerivationally related form
lyophilization 1
noun
a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes
