freeze-dry

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freeze-dry

verb freeze-dries · freeze-drying · freeze-dried

  1. transitive To remove volatile liquid from (a substance) by sublimation, normally under vacuum, from the frozen state.

    Similar: cryodesiccate, lyophilize

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verb to cause to sublimate from frozen state

Españolliofilizar
Portuguêscriodessecar
Françaislyophiliser, cryodessécher
Deutschgefriertrocknen
Italianoliofilizzare

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@misc{freeze_dry_2026,
  title = {freeze-dry},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/freeze-dry},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}