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lyophilizing

lyophilizing is the present participle and gerund of lyophilize.

Meaning of lyophilize

Verb

lyophilize (third-person singular simple present lyophilizes, present participle lyophilizing, simple past and past participle lyophilized)

  1. Synonym of freeze-dry.
    • 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., page 907
    Synonyms:
    freeze-dry

Questions about lyophilizing

What is lyophilizing the present participle and gerund of?
Lyophilizing is the present participle and gerund of lyophilize.

Words near lyophilizing in the dictionary

  1. lyophilize
  2. lyophilized
  3. lyophilizer
  4. lyophilizers
  5. lyophilizes
  6. lyophilizing
  7. lyophils
  8. lyophobe
  9. lyophobes
  10. lyophobic
  11. lyophylized

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