freeze-drying

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  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
  2. verb preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum

Synonyms

lyophilization, lyophilisation

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
dehydration, freeze

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