freeze-dry
verb (used with object)
to subject to freeze-drying.
had freeze-dried
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past perfectof freeze-dry.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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In 1989, Mr. Yamauchi managed to acquire 14 grams of Watari Bune seedlings that the Japanese ministry of agriculture had freeze-dried and stored in a gene bank.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2011
