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 | ||