Definition of Freeze-dried

1. Adjective. Used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum.

Exact synonyms: Lyophilised, Lyophilized
Similar to: Preserved

2. Adjective. Preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum. "Freeze-dried coffee"
Similar to: Preserved

Definition of Freeze-dried

1. Verb. (past of freeze-dry) ¹

2. Adjective. That has been subjected to this process ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Freeze-dried

freewheelin'
freewheeling
freewheelingly
freewheels
freewill
freewoman
freewrite
freewrites
freewriting
freewritings
freewritten
freewrote
freezable
freezables
freeze
freeze-dried (current term)
freeze-dry
freeze-drying
freeze cleavage
freeze down
freeze etch
freeze etching
freeze fracture
freeze fracturing
freeze frame
freeze off
freeze out
freeze pop
freeze pops
freeze substitution

Literary usage of Freeze-dried

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Navy Seal Nutrition Guide by Patricia A. Deuster (1996)
"... Matches, Salt Commercial Freeze-Dried Products Light weight, freeze-dried foods are commercially available from a number of manufacturers. ..."

2. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"In addition, in some of our experiments birds which were allowed to die naturally and showed a prolonged survival time had received freeze-dried ..."

3. The Ftc Cigarette Test Method for Determining Tar, Nicotine & Carbon edited by Donald R. Shopland (1997)
"Puffed, Expanded, In the early 1970's a new tobacco preparation was introduced for and Freeze-Dried the blended cigarette, that of "puffed," "expanded," or ..."

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