freeze-dry

[ freez-drahy ]

verb (used with object)

, freeze-dried, freeze-dry·ing.

1. to subject to freeze-drying.

freeze-dry

verb

1. tr to preserve (a substance) by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum

freeze-dry

1. To preserve a substance, such as food, by freezing it rapidly and placing it in a vacuum chamber, where the water frozen in the substance evaporates through sublimation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of freeze-dry¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

The food bucket is available for $79.99 and boasts 150 freeze-dried and dehydrated meal servings.

From Salon

To make the treatment more convenient, they said, the device can be freeze-dried for storage and easily rehydrated when needed.

From Science Daily

To form the capsules, the researchers suspend freeze-dried yeast in water, then mix them with the polymer subunits.

From Science Daily

The researchers 3D printed lines of a paste made from graphene, a two-dimensional form of carbon, and then freeze-dried the graphene paste to form the holes in the final aerogel structure.

From Science Daily

The mixtures were poured into molds, refrigerated, then freeze-dried to form cushioning foams.

From Science Daily

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