verb
Meaning 1
Synonym of freeze-dry.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: freeze-dry
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lyophilize
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verb
Meaning 2
to dry (blood, serum, or tissue) by freezing in a high vacuum
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: lyophilise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: freeze-dry
History
Etymology
First use appears c. 1894 in the US. From Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “to loosen, to dissolve”) + φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) + -ίζειν (-ízein); equivalent to lyo- + -phile + -ize. Compare hydrophilic (“water-absorbing”, literally “water-loving”) for use of -phile for “absorbing”. See lyophilization for more. Cognates exist in other European languages by means of the same construction.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: liofilitzar — freeze-dry
- French: lyophiliser — freeze-dry
- Galician: liofilizar — freeze-dry
- German: lyophilisieren — freeze-dry
- Italian: liofilizzare — freeze-dry
- Polish: liofilizować — freeze-dry
- Polish: zliofilizować — freeze-dry
- Spanish: liofilizar — freeze-dry