LYOPHILIZATION

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

lyophilization (countable and uncountable, plural lyophilizations)

freeze-drying; the removal of moisture from a frozen material using vacuum

Source: Wiktionary



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1 October 2024

CALPAC

(noun) a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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