Lyophilisation
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Alternative spelling of lyophilization. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
- 2 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 wordnet
Synonyms
All synonymsEtymology
From lyo- + philos + -isation.