'Freeze-dried' definitions:
Definition of 'freeze-dried'
From: WordNet
adjective
Used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum [syn: lyophilized, lyophilised, freeze-dried]
adjective
Preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum; "freeze-dried coffee"
Definition of 'Freeze-dried'
From: GCIDE
- Freeze-dry \Freeze"-dry`\ (fr[=e]z"-dr[imac]`), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Freeze-dried; p. pr. & vb. n. Freeze-drying.] to remove the moisture from (e.g. food) by first freezing and then subjecting to a high vacuum; -- used as a mild method for drying foods or chemicals while causing little decomposition, in contrast to heat-drying.
- Note: This is a relatively gently drying process used to preserve food or sensitive biological materials. For biochemical materials, the term {lyophilize} is often used. [PJC]
Definition of 'freeze-dried'
From: GCIDE
- freeze-dried \freeze-dried\ adj. dried by freezing and applying a vacuum; -- used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances.
- Note: This technique is gentler than other drying techniques and caused less damage or deterioration to sensitive substances. It is used primarily as a method to preserve foods or substances, and permit storage without deterioration.
- Syn: lyophilized, lyophilised. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]