lyophilize

especially British, ly·oph·i·lise

[lahy-of-uh-lahyz]

verb (used with object)

Biochemistry.

lyophilized, lyophilizing 

1. (of tissue, blood, serum, or the like) to dry by freezing in a high vacuum.

lyophilize

/ laɪˈɒfɪˌlaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to dry (blood, serum, tissue, etc) by freezing in a high vacuum; freeze dry

Other Word Forms

• lyophilization noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lyophilize¹

First recorded in 1935–40; lyophil(ic) + -ize

Example Sentences

In total, 84 fractions were collected, concatenated, and combined55 into a total of 12 fractions and lyophilized by vacuum centrifugation.

From Nature

Peptides were lyophilized and stored at −80 °C until LC–MS/MS analysis.

From Nature