Meaning

1 senses

  1. Synonym of freeze-dry.

    lyophilisieren

More definitions
  • to dry (blood, serum, or tissue) by freezing in a high vacuum

Translations

5 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
freeze-dry:

Origin

First use appears c. 1894 in the US. From Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “to loosen, to dissolve”

First use appears c. 1894 in the US. From Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, “to loosen, to dissolve”) + φίλος (phílos, “beloved”) + -ίζειν (-ízein); equivalent to lyo- + -phile + -ize. Compare hydrophilic (“water-absorbing”, literally “water-loving”) for use of -phile for “absorbing”. See lyophilization for more. Cognates exist in other European languages by means of the same construction.

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Forms

lyophilizes, lyophilizing, lyophilized, lyophilized
Base formlyophilize · to lyophilize
3rd person singularlyophilizes
Present participlelyophilizing
Past simplelyophilized
Past participlelyophilized

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylyophilize
he, she, itlyophilizes

Past simpleLesson

all personslyophilized

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave lyophilized
he, she, ithas lyophilized

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill lyophilize

Synonyms

2 synonyms
freeze-dry
Close in meaning
  • to dry (blood, serum, or tissue) by freezing in a high vacuum:lyophilise

Word family

4 related words
Relatedlyophiliclyophilizationlyophilized
Derivedlyophilizer

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
lymphaticlynchlynxlyrelyricA2
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