- lyophilize
- transitive verb (-lized; -lizing) Date: 1938 freeze-dry • lyophilization noun • lyophilizer noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
lyophilize
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lyophilize — v. t. to freeze dry; a technique used to dry serum, tissue, unstable chemicals and other sensitive materials. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lyophilize — (Amer.) v. (Biochemistry) dry blood plasma or other biological substances by freezing in a vacuum (also lyophilise) … English contemporary dictionary
lyophilize — [lī äf′ə līz΄] vt. lyophilized, lyophilizing [see LYOPHILIC & IZE] to freeze dry (esp. biologicals) lyophilization n … English World dictionary
lyophilize — Freeze dry Freeze dry (fr[=e]z dr[imac] ), 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lyophilize — lyophilization, n. /luy of euh luyz /, v.t., lyophilized, lyophilizing. Biochem. (of tissue, blood, serum, or the like) to dry by freezing in a high vacuum. Also, esp. Brit., lyophilise. [1935 40; LYOPHIL(IC) + IZE] * * * … Universalium
lyophilize — verb To freeze dry See Also: lyophilic, lyophilized, lyophilization … Wiktionary
lyophilize — ly·oph·i·lize or Brit ly·oph·i·lise lī äf ə .līz vt, lized or Brit lised; liz·ing or Brit lis·ing FREEZE DRY ly·oph·i·li·za·tion or Brit ly·oph·i·li·sa·tion .äf ə lə zā shən n * * * ly·oph·i·lize (li ofґĭ līz) to subject to… … Medical dictionary
lyophilize — or lyophilise lʌɪ ɒfɪlʌɪz verb technical freeze dry. Derivatives lyophilization noun … English new terms dictionary
lyophilize — ly·oph·i·lize … English syllables
lyophilize — See: freeze drying … Glossary of Biotechnology
