lyophilisation

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A form of lyophilization — Synonym of freeze-drying.

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freeze-dryinglyophilization
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Meanings

nounlyophilisation (countable and uncountable, plural lyophilisations)

plural lyophilisations

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of lyophilization.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna 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

Similar
freeze-dryinglyophilization
Broader
freezefreezingdehydrationdesiccationdrying up
Also see
freeze-dryinglyophilization

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From lyo- + philos + -isation.

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APA

lyophilisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyophilisation

MLA

“lyophilisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyophilisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lyophilisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lyophilisation.

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