GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   freeze-dried adj.  dried by freezing and applying a vacuum; -- used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances. This technique is gentler than other drying techniques and caused less damage or deterioration to sensitive substances.  It is used primarily as a method to preserve foods or substances, and permit storage without deterioration.
   
   Syn. -- lyophilized, lyophilised.
   
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   Freeze-dry (frēzˈ-drīˌ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freeze-dried; p. pr. & vb. n. Freeze-drying.] to remove the moisture from (e.g. food) by first freezing and then subjecting to a high vacuum; -- used as a mild method for drying foods or chemicals while causing little decomposition, in contrast to heat-drying.  This is a relatively gently drying process used to preserve food or sensitive biological materials.  For biochemical materials, the term lyophilize is often used.
   
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