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lyophilize
[ lahy-of-uh-lahyz ]
/ laɪˈɒf əˌlaɪz /
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verb (used with object), ly·oph·i·lized, ly·oph·i·liz·ing.Biochemistry.
(of tissue, blood, serum, or the like) to dry by freezing in a high vacuum.
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Also especially British, ly·oph·i·lise .
Origin of lyophilize
First recorded in 1935–40; lyophil(ic) + -ize
OTHER WORDS FROM lyophilize
ly·oph·i·li·za·tion, nounWords nearby lyophilize
Lyon Office of Arms, Lyons, lyophil, lyophilic, lyophilization, lyophilize, lyophobe, lyophobic, lyosorption, lyotropic, lypressin
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British Dictionary definitions for lyophilize
lyophilize
lyophilise
/ (laɪˈɒfɪˌlaɪz) /
verb
(tr) to dry (blood, serum, tissue, etc) by freezing in a high vacuum; freeze dry
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