Freeze-drying — synonyms, definition

1. freeze-drying (Noun)

lyophilisation lyophilization

freeze-drying (Noun) — A method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes.

dehydration desiccation drying up evaporation freeze freezing

2. freeze-drying (Verb)

freeze-drying (Verb) — Preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum. ex. "freeze-dry the strawberries"

keeping preserving lyophilising lyophilizing