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Lyophilisation vs Lyophilization - What's the difference?

lyophilisation | lyophilization |

As nouns the difference between lyophilisation and lyophilization

is that lyophilisation is while lyophilization is freeze-drying; the removal of moisture from a frozen material using vacuum.

lyophilisation

English

Noun

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    lyophilization

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Noun

  • freeze-drying; the removal of moisture from a frozen material using vacuum
  • * 1894 , United States Department of Agriculture, Crops in Peace and War: The Yearbook of Agriculture (), p. 74], [http://books.google.com/books?id=LizbAAAAMAAJ&q=lyophilize p. 907:
  • *:After dialysis, the enzyme can be obtained as a dry powder by lyophilization.
  • *:(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.