Meanings
verbfreeze-dry (third-person singular simple present freeze-dries, present participle freeze-drying, simple past and past participle freeze-dried)
present singular third person freeze-dries · participle present freeze-drying · participle past freeze-dried · past freeze-dried
- transitiveTo remove volatile liquid from (a substance) by sublimation, normally under vacuum, from the frozen state.
Synonyms: cryodesiccate, lyophilize
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo remove volatile liquid from (a substance) by sublimation, normally under vacuum, from the frozen state.
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Catalan liofilitzar
- liofilitzarto cause to sublimate from frozen state
Finnish pakastekuivattaa
- pakastekuivattaato cause to sublimate from frozen state
French lyophiliser, cryodessécher
- lyophiliserto cause to sublimate from frozen state
- cryodessécherto cause to sublimate from frozen state
German gefriertrocknen
- gefriertrocknento cause to sublimate from frozen state
Irish reothriomaigh
- reothriomaighto cause to sublimate from frozen state
Italian liofilizzare
- liofilizzareto cause to sublimate from frozen state
Māori tauraki tio
- tauraki tioto cause to sublimate from frozen state
Polish liofilizować, zliofilizować
- liofilizowaćto cause to sublimate from frozen state
- zliofilizowaćto cause to sublimate from frozen state
Portuguese criodessecar
- criodessecarto cause to sublimate from frozen state
Spanish liofilizar
- liofilizarto cause to sublimate from frozen state
Swedish frystorka
- frystorkato cause to sublimate from frozen state
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freeze-dry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freeze-dry
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“freeze-dry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freeze-dry. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “freeze-dry,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/freeze-dry.
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