freeze-dried

Definition of Freeze-dried in English :

1. freeze-dried, lyophilised, lyophilized

used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum

2. freeze-dried

preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum

Example Sentences:
'freeze-dried coffee'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Freeze-dried

adjective

preserved by rapid freezing and subsequent drying in a vacuum

freeze-dried instant mashed potato

freeze-dried coffee granules

tr.v. freeze-dried, freeze-dry·ing, freeze-dries

To preserve (food, for example) by rapid freezing and drying in a high vacuum.