lyophilised

Thân thiện

The scientist stores the lyophilised serum in a sealed vial.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Dried by freeze-drying: Describes a biological substance (such as tissue, blood, serum, or other biological materials) that has been preserved by removing water through a process of freezing and then applying a high vacuum to sublime the ice directly into vapor.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The lyophilised serum can be stored at room temperature for extended periods.
  • To reconstitute the vaccine, simply add sterile water to the lyophilised powder.
  • Lyophilised bacterial cultures are more stable for shipping.

Advanced Usage

• Technical/Process Context: The term is primarily used in scientific, medical, and pharmaceutical contexts to describe the state of a product after undergoing the lyophilization (freeze-drying) process.
  • The active ingredient is supplied in a lyophilised form for stability.

Variants and Related Words

• Lyophilized (adj): The preferred spelling in American English.
• Lyophilisation (n, chiefly British): The process of freeze-drying.
• Lyophilization (n, chiefly American): The process of freeze-drying.
• Lyophilise (v, chiefly British): To freeze-dry something.
• Lyophilize (v, chiefly American): To freeze-dry something.
• Freeze-dried (adj): A more general synonym, though "lyophilised" is more specific to technical contexts.

Synonyms

• Freeze-dried: Dried by freezing and sublimation.
• Desiccated: Dried thoroughly. (Note: This is a broader term not specific to the freeze-drying process.)

Antonyms

• Hydrated: Combined with water.
• Reconstituted: Restored to a liquid state by adding water.
• Aqueous: Containing water; watery.

Related Phrases/Idioms

(This term is highly technical and does not commonly appear in idiomatic expressions or phrasal verbs.)

Học thuật

Adjective

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• lyophilized
• freeze-dried