Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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lyophilisation | Yes | No | No | No |
desiccation | Yes | No | No | No |
lyophilisation (noun) | desiccation (noun) |
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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 | the process of extracting moisture |
dryness resulting from the removal of water |