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lyophilization vs freeze

freeze vs lyophilization

lyophilization and freeze both are nouns.

lyophilization is not a verb while freeze is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
lyophilization Yes No No No
freeze Yes No Yes No
As nouns, freeze is a hypernym of lyophilization; that is, freeze is a word with a broader meaning than lyophilization:
  • 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
  • freeze: the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
Other hypernyms of lyophilization include dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation, freezing.
lyophilization (noun) freeze (noun)
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 an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
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
lyophilization (verb) freeze (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 lyophilization and freeze

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