LYOPHILISATION

lyophilization, freeze-drying, lyophilisation

(noun) a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lyophilisation (countable and uncountable, plural lyophilisations)

Alternative spelling of lyophilization

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

18 November 2024

AWRY

(adjective) not functioning properly; “something is amiss”; “has gone completely haywire”; “something is wrong with the engine”


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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