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• lyophilisation

Noun

lyophilization ‎(countable and uncountable, plural lyophilizations)

1. freeze-drying; the removal of moisture from a frozen material using vacuum
   • 1894, United States Department of Agriculture, Crops in Peace and War: The Yearbook of Agriculture (U.S. G.P.O.), p. 74, p. 907:

     After dialysis, the enzyme can be obtained as a dry powder by lyophilization.

     Lyophilization The process of vacuum-drying substances from the frozen state. The water is sublimated into a trap at low temperature or is absorbed by drying agents. Verb: lyophilize.

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