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Verb: lyophilise  lI'ó-fu,lIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: lyophilize)
  1. Dry (blood, serum, or tissue) by freezing in a high vacuum
    "They lyophilised the blood samples for long-term storage";
    - lyophilize

Derived forms: lyophilised, lyophilising, lyophilises

Type of: freeze-dry