ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Freeze-drying

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Freeze-drying is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of freeze-dry.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of freeze-dry.

More Meanings

  1. The process of dehydration by sublimation for preservation or convenience; the removal of moisture from a frozen material using vacuum.

Synonyms for freeze-drying

Depending on context, synonyms include cryodesiccation, lyophilization, lyophilizing.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lyophilization, dehydrofreezing, lyophilisation, cryodesiccation, cryo-process, promession.

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