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Meteorol.the occurrence of freezing temperatures without the formation of hoarfrost.
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dry freeze — Meteorol. the occurrence of freezing temperatures without the formation of hoarfrost … Useful english dictionary
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Freeze-dried — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Freeze-drying — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
freeze-dry — verb preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum freeze dry the strawberries • Hypernyms: ↑preserve, ↑keep • Hyponyms: ↑lyophilize, ↑lyophilise • Entailment: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Freeze drying — (also known as lyophilization or cryodesiccation) is a dehydration process typically used to preserve a perishable material or make the material more convenient for transport. Freeze drying works by freezing the material and then reducing the… … Wikipedia
freeze-dry — frēz drī vt, freeze dried; freeze dry·ing to dry and preserve (as food, vaccines, or tissue) in a frozen state under high vacuum freeze dried adj … Medical dictionary
freeze-dry — [frēz′drī΄] vt. freeze dried, freeze drying to subject (food, vaccines, etc.) to quick freezing followed by drying under high vacuum at a low temperature: a freeze dried product, as food, will keep for long periods at room temperature … English World dictionary
freeze-dry — freeze′ dry′ v. t. dried, dry•ing coo to preserve by freezing the substance and evaporating the moisture content in a vacuum • Etymology: 1945–50 … From formal English to slang
freeze-dried — freeze ,dried adjective food that is freeze dried is made dry very quickly at very low temperatures in order to preserve it: freeze dried chopped herbs … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
