Meaning of LYOPHILIZATION

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes
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	Synonyms:		freeze-drying, lyophilisation
	See Also:		dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation, freeze, freezing