Definition of freeze-drying Freeze-drying
freeze•dry•ing
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What does freeze-drying mean?
WordNet
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| freeze-drying - 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 | ||
| lyophilization, lyophilisation | ||
| freezing, freeze fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring" | ||
| drying up, desiccation, evaporation, dehydration the process of extracting moisture | ||
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Wiktionary 
- freeze-drying (Noun)
The process of dehydration by sublimation for preservation or convenience.
