Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To freeze-dry (blood plasma or other biological substances).
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb to freeze-dry; -- a technique used to dry serum, tissue, unstable chemicals and other sensitive materials.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
freeze-dry
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb to dry (blood, serum, or tissue) by freezing in a high vacuum
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[lyophil(ic) + –ize.]
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