English noun: lyophilization | |||
1. | lyophilization (process) 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 | ||
Synonyms | freeze-drying, lyophilisation | ||
Broader (hypernym) | dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation, freeze, freezing | ||