Synonyms for freeze-drying

Noun

1. freeze-drying, lyophilization, lyophilisation, freeze, freezing, dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation

usage: 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

Verb

1. freeze-dry, preserve, keep

usage: preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum; "freeze-dry the strawberries"