freeze-dry
freeze-dry
Definition
freeze·-dry (frēz′drī′)
transitive verb -·dried′, -·dry′ing
to subject (food, vaccines, etc.) to quick-freezing followed by drying under high vacuum at a low temperature: a freeze-dried product, as food, will keep for long periods at room temperature
freeze-dry
Usage Examples
Object
- vaccine: This project will explore a novel method for preparing freeze-dried vaccines based on inkjet technology.
- powder: Lyprinol is an oil derived from the freeze-dried powder of the New Zealand Green Lipped Mussel.
- coffee: Graig Farm has teamed up with one of Brazil's organic coffee producers to offer a superb range of organic freeze-dried instant coffee.
- food: Feeding & Diet Luckily for you they feed exceptionally well on a wide range of frozen, freeze-dried foods.
- strawberry: Bought some delicious curry sauces and some freeze-dried strawberries!
- sample: The limit of detection of this method for freeze-dried samples was 7.5 mg/kg.
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