freeze-dryer

6.2

A machine that keeps food or lab samples from spoiling by freezing and removing their water

noun
/ˈfriːzˌdraɪər/

Specialized

: liofilizadora

The scientist used a freeze-dryer to preserve the delicate flowers for her research.

Examples

For long-term storage, we placed the leftovers in a freeze-dryer to remove all the moisture.
After harvesting the fruits, they decided to use a freeze-dryer to maintain their freshness.
And that's basically what happens in the freeze dryer is all the moisture just it's exactly.

Synonyms

lyophilizer

vsfreeze-dryer

Specialized

1 9.9

A machine that removes water by freezing and drying to keep samples for a long time

is used generally to preserve perishable materials under reduced pressure

sublimator

vsfreeze-dryer

Specialized

8.9

A device or substance that turns a solid directly into gas

is focused on preservation by freezing and removing moisture under low pressure

How Preserved

freeze-dryer

Specialized

6.2

dehydrator

Specialized

3 3.7

freezer

218 1.0

refrigerator

315 1.0

Surface Forms

freeze-dryer singular

freeze-dryers plural

Morphology

freeze-dryer = freeze-dry (transparent) = freeze + dry + er

Formed from the verb 'freeze-dry' plus the agentive suffix '-er'; the meaning is directly deducible from 'freeze' + 'dry'.

Etymology

Freeze-dryer comes from freeze ('to make very cold') and dry ('remove water'), so it is a name for a machine that freezes things and then dries them. That is why a freeze-dryer can keep food or lab samples for a long time by taking away moisture while the items stay frozen.