freeze-dried
freeze-dried is the simple past and past participle of freeze-dry.
Meaning of freeze-dry
Verb
freeze-dry (third-person singular simple present freeze-dries, present participle freeze-drying, simple past and past participle freeze-dried)
- To remove volatile liquid from (a substance) by sublimation, normally under vacuum, from the frozen state.
- Synonyms:
- cryodesiccate, lyophilize
Adjective
freeze-dried (not comparable)
- That has been subjected to the freeze-drying process.
- Synonyms:
- cryodesiccated, lyophilized
Synonyms of freeze-dried
Questions about freeze-dried
- What does freeze-dried mean?
- Freeze-dried means that has been subjected to the freeze-drying process.
- What is freeze-dried the simple past and past participle of?
- Freeze-dried is the simple past and past participle of freeze-dry.
- What part of speech is freeze-dried?
- Freeze-dried is an adjective.
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