lyophilize has definitions from the field of food
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[ verb ] (food) to dry (blood, serum, tissue, etc.) by freezing in a high vacuum

Synonyms

lyophilise

Used in print

(A. N. Nagaraj and L. M. Black, "Localization of...)

The precipitate was washed twice with an 80 % saturated solution of * * f , dissolved in a small quantity of 0.1 M neutral phosphate buffer , dialyzed against cold distilled_water till free from ammonium_ions , and lyophilized using liquid_nitrogen .

Related terms

freeze-dry freeze-drying

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