lyophiliser

Senses

1. 1.

   to freeze-dry

   to remove water from a substance by freezing it and then applying a vacuum

Examples

• "Les vaccins doivent être lyophilisés pour une meilleure conservation."

  Vaccines must be freeze-dried for better preservation.

• "On lyophilise les fruits pour obtenir des produits légers et durables."

  Fruits are freeze-dried to obtain lightweight and shelf-stable products.

• "Cette protéine a été lyophilisée avant d'être stockée à -20°C."

  This protein was freeze-dried before being stored at -20°C.

Usage

Technical term used in chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and food science. The noun form "lyophilisation" is also common. Regular first-group (-er) verb conjugation.