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To remove volatile liquid from (a substance) by sublimation, normally under vacuum, from the frozen state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cryodesiccate, lyophilize
Antonyms: none provided
preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- freeze-dry the strawberries
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: preserve, keep
Narrower terms: lyophilize, lyophilise
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
liofilitzar
— to cause to sublimate from frozen state
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Finnish:
pakastekuivattaa
— to cause to sublimate from frozen state
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French:
lyophiliser
— to cause to sublimate from frozen state
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French:
cryodessécher
— to cause to sublimate from frozen state
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German:
gefriertrocknen
— to cause to sublimate from frozen state
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Irish:
reothriomaigh
— to cause to sublimate from frozen state
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Italian:
liofilizzare
— to cause to sublimate from frozen state
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Māori:
tauraki tio
— to cause to sublimate from frozen state
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Occitan:
liofilizar
— to cause to sublimate from frozen state
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Polish:
liofilizować
— to cause to sublimate from frozen state
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Polish:
zliofilizować
— to cause to sublimate from frozen state
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Portuguese:
criodessecar
— to cause to sublimate from frozen state
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Spanish:
liofilizar
— to cause to sublimate from frozen state
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Swedish:
frystorka
— to cause to sublimate from frozen state