| Pronunciation: | | freez 'drIing
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[n] 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 |
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FREEZE-DRYING is a 13 letter word that starts with F. |
| | Synonyms: | | lyophilisation, lyophilization |
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| | See Also: | | dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation, freeze, freezing |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A method of preserving a substance by freezing it, then placing it in a vaccuum and slowly raising the temperature. This method is especially useful for preparing cell samples for electron microscopy because it preserves the internal organelle structure and arrangement. |
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