lyophilization
lyophilization · lyophilizations
Gefriertrocknung, Lyophilisation
Synonym of freeze-dryingSynonym of freeze-drying.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Synonym of freeze-drying.
Gefriertrocknung, Lyophilisation
More definitions
- 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
Translations
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By meaning 1
freeze-drying:
Origin
First use appears c. 1894 in the US. lyo- + philos + -ization (alternatively analyzed as lFirst use appears c. 1894 in the US. lyo- + philos + -ization (alternatively analyzed as lyophilize + -ation), from Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “to loosen, to dissolve”) + φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) + -ίζειν (-ízein) + Latin -ātiō, due to the dried product being able to rapidly reabsorb the solvent and restore the original substance, hence “lyophil” (solvent-loving). Popularized from 1960 by Louis R. Rey. Cognates exist in other European languages by means of the same construction.
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Forms
plural: lyophilizationsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- 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:freeze-dryinglyophilisation
Word family
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