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freeze-dry definition

freeze·-dry (frēz′drī′)

transitive verb freeze-dried -·dried′, freeze-drying -·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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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