transitive verb
-·lized·, -·liz·ing to freeze-dry (esp. biologicals)
Origin of lyophilize
see lyophilic and -izelyophilize
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lyophilize
transitive verb
ly·oph·i·lized, ly·oph·i·liz·ing, ly·oph·i·liz·esTo freeze-dry (blood plasma or other biological substances).
Origin of lyophilize
lyophil(ic) -izeRelated Forms:
- ly·oph′i·li·za′tion
noun
- ly·oph′i·liz′er
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present lyophilizes, present participle lyophilizing, simple past and past participle lyophilized)
- To freeze-dry
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lyophilize - Medical Definition
v.
To freeze-dry blood plasma or another biological substance.
Related Forms:
- ly·oph′i·li·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən)
n.
- ly·oph′i·liz′er
n.
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