Freeze-dried

adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of freeze-dry form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    That has been subjected to the freeze-drying process. not-comparable
Adjective
  1. 1
    preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum wordnet
  2. 2
    used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum wordnet

Synonyms

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cryodesiccatedlyophilisedlyophilizedlyophilized

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"The scientists envision that one day, soldiers could carry a small injector device with freeze-dried platelets that could be used to control bleeding until medical help arrived."

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