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- [freez drahy]
- /friz draɪ/
- /friːz draɪ/
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- [freez drahy]
- /friz draɪ/
Definitions of freeze-dry word
- verb with object freeze-dry to subject to freeze-drying. 1
- verb freeze-dry to preserve (a substance) by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum 0
- verb transitive freeze-dry to subject (food, vaccines, etc.) to quick-freezing followed by drying under high vacuum at a low temperature: a freeze-dried product, as food, will keep for long periods at room temperature 0
- verb freeze-dry To remove volatile liquid from a substance by sublimation (normally under vacuum) from the frozen state. 0
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Origin of freeze-dry
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50
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Parts of speech for Freeze-dry
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
freeze-dry popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for freeze-dry
verb freeze-dry
- drain — to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- wilt — to exercise the will: To will is not enough, one must do.
- sear — to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices.
- blot — If something is a blot on a person's or thing's reputation, it spoils their reputation.
- wither — to shrivel; fade; decay: The grapes had withered on the vine.
Antonyms for freeze-dry
verb freeze-dry
- bloom — A bloom is the flower on a plant.
- soak — to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid.
- wet — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- moisten — Wet slightly.
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