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Alternative forms

• lyophilise

Verb

lyophilize ‎(third-person singular simple present lyophilizes, present participle lyophilizing, simple past and past participle lyophilized)

1. To freeze-dry
   • 1894, United States Department of Agriculture, Crops in Peace and War: The Yearbook of Agriculture (U.S. G.P.O.), p. 907:

     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.

Related terms

• lyophilic
• lyophilized
• lyophilization

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