lyophilized vs freeze-dried

lyophilized and freeze-dried both are adjectives.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of lyophilized include lyophilised.

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