freeze-dried

[ freez-drahyd ]

adjective

1. (of foods and beverages) preserved by means of freeze-drying: freeze-drying:

   freeze-dried coffee.

Word History and Origins

Origin of freeze-dried¹

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