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FREEZE-DRIED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum
Example:
freeze-dried coffee
Classified under:
Similar:
preserved (prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum
Synonyms:
freeze-dried; lyophilised; lyophilized
Classified under:
Similar:
preserved (prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb freeze-dry