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lyophilized

lyophilized

9.9
Dried by freezing to remove water so it can be stored without a fridge
  • adjective
  • /laɪˈɒfɪlaɪzd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : liofilizado
  • The medication is supplied as a lyophilized powder to be reconstituted before injection.

Examples

  • The lyophilized vaccine can be stored for several months without refrigeration.

  • Scientists analyzed the lyophilized blood samples for trace elements.

  • The lyophilized serum can be stored for years.

  • She prefers using lyophilized samples in her experiments.

  • The lyophilized vaccine can be stored for several months without refrigeration.

  • Scientists analyzed the lyophilized blood samples for trace elements.

  • The medication is supplied as a lyophilized powder to be reconstituted before injection.

Synonyms

freeze-dried
vslyophilized
  • Specialized
6 4.1

Food with most water removed by freezing and drying so it keeps for a long time

is used mainly for biological samples and laboratory contexts

Surface Forms

lyophilized positive

Morphology

lyophilized = lyophilize (opaque) = lyo + phil + ize + ed

The relation from 'lyophilize' to 'lyophilized' is a regular past-participle/adjectival formation using '-ed'.

Etymology

Lyophilized comes from Greek parts used in science: lyo- ('to loosen' or 'free') and -phil ('loving'). A helpful way to remember it is that the process freezes a material and then removes its water, so lyophilized means 'freeze-dried' or 'water removed by freezing'.