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freeze vs lyophilization

lyophilization vs freeze

freeze and lyophilization both are nouns.

freeze is a verb but lyophilization is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
freeze Yes No Yes No
lyophilization Yes No No No
As nouns, lyophilization is a hyponym of freeze; that is, lyophilization is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than freeze:
  • freeze: the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
  • lyophilization: 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
Other hyponyms of freeze include freeze-drying, lyophilisation, frost, icing.
freeze (noun) lyophilization (noun)
an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement 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
fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
weather cold enough to cause freezing
the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
freeze (verb) lyophilization (verb)
be cold
anesthetize by cold
suddenly behave coldly and formally
change to ice
stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
cause to freeze
prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
change from a liquid to a solid when cold
stop moving or become immobilized
be very cold, below the freezing point
Difference between freeze and lyophilization

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