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lyophilisation

lyophilisation is the alternative spelling of lyophilization.

Meaning of lyophilization

Noun

lyophilization (countable and uncountable, plural lyophilizations)

  1. Synonym of freeze-drying.
    • After dialysis, the enzyme can be obtained as a dry powder by lyophilization.
    • Lyophilization The process of vacuum-drying substances from the frozen state. The water is sublimated into a trap at low temperature or is absorbed by drying agents. Verb: lyophilize.1894, United States Department of Agriculture, Crops in Peace and War: The Yearbook of Agriculture (U.S. G.P.O.), p. 74, p. 907
    Synonyms:
    freeze-drying

Forms of lyophilisation

plurallyophilisations

Origin of lyophilisation

From lyo- + philos + -isation.

Questions about lyophilisation

What is lyophilisation the alternative spelling of?
Lyophilisation is the alternative spelling of lyophilization.

Words near lyophilisation in the dictionary

  1. lyophiled
  2. lyophiles
  3. lyophilic
  4. lyophilisate
  5. lyophilisates
  6. lyophilisation
  7. lyophilisations
  8. lyophilise
  9. lyophilised
  10. lyophilises
  11. lyophilising

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