freeze-dried vs lyophilized

freeze-dried and lyophilized both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
freeze-dried	No	Yes	No	No
lyophilized	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, freeze-dried and lyophilized are synonyms defined as:

freeze-dried and lyophilized: used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum

Other synonyms of freeze-dried include lyophilised.

freeze-dried (adjective)	lyophilized (adjective)
preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum	used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum
used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum