lyophilize en · VERB
Etymology
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.
Meanings
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Synonym of freeze-dry.
Lyophilization The process of vacuum-drying substances from the frozen state. The water is sublimated into a trap at low temperature or is absorbed by drying agents. Verb: lyophilize.
1894, United States Department of Agriculture, Crops in Peace and War: The Yearbook of Agriculture, U.S. G.P.O., page 907:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lyophilise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| lyophilizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| lyophilized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| lyophilized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| lyophilizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
lyophilic · lyophilized · lyophilization
Synonyms
Translations (8)
es liofilizar (freeze-dry) · de lyophilisieren (freeze-dry) · fr lyophiliser (freeze-dry) · ca liofilitzar (freeze-dry) · it liofilizzare (freeze-dry) · pl liofilizować (freeze-dry) · pl zliofilizować (freeze-dry) · gl liofilizar (freeze-dry)