lyophilization

Etymology
1894, US. (alternatively analyzed as ), from +  +  +, due to the dried product being able to rapidly reabsorb the solvent and restore the original substance, hence “lyophil” (solvent-loving). Popularized from 1960 by Louis R. Rey. Cognates in other European languages via same construction.

Noun

 * 1) freeze-drying; the removal of moisture from a frozen material using vacuum
 * 2) * 1894, United States Department of Agriculture, Crops in Peace and War: The Yearbook of Agriculture (U.S. G.P.O.), p. 74, p. 907:
 * After dialysis, the enzyme can be obtained as a dry powder by lyophilization.
 *  The process of vacuum-drying substances from the frozen state. The water is sublimated into a trap at low temperature or is absorbed by drying agents. Verb: lyophilize.

Translations

 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:, Lyophilisation
 * Greek: