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Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture . 2015.
freeze preservation
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Freeze drying — (also known as lyophilization or cryodesiccation) is a dehydration process typically used to preserve a perishable material or make the material more convenient for transport. Freeze drying works by freezing the material and then reducing the… … Wikipedia
Preservation (library and archival science) — Preservation is a branch of library and information science concerned with maintaining or restoring access to artifacts, documents and records through the study, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of decay and damage. [cite web… … Wikipedia
freeze — ► VERB (past froze; past part. frozen) 1) (with reference to a liquid) turn or be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold. 2) become or cause to become blocked or rigid with ice. 3) be or cause to be very cold. 4) store at a… … English terms dictionary
Preservation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Preservation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 preservation preservation Sgm: N 1 safe keeping safe keeping Sgm: N 1 conservation conservation &c.(storage) 636 Sgm: N 1 maintenance maintenance support susteritation… … English dictionary for students
preservation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of keeping alive or in good condition Nouns 1. preservation, conservation, safekeeping (see safety); maintenance, support; economy. See retention. 2. (methods of preservation) embalming; curing,… … English dictionary for students
freeze — verb (past froze; past participle frozen) 1》 (with reference to a liquid) turn or be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold. ↘become or cause to become blocked or rigid with ice. 2》 be or cause to be very cold.… … English new terms dictionary
freeze-dry — transitive verb Date: 1949 to dry (as food) in a frozen state under high vacuum especially for preservation … New Collegiate Dictionary
freeze-drying — noun The process of dehydration by sublimation for preservation or convenience … Wiktionary
preservation — n 1. maintenance, upkeep, support, sustenance, continuance, upholding; perpetuation, immortalization, eternalization, eternization; continuation, extension, prolongation, lengthening; conservation, reservation, keeping. 2. salvation, saving,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
cryobiological preservation — The preservation of germplasm resources in a dormant state by storage at ultra low temperatures, often in liquid nitrogen. Currently applied to storage of plant seeds and pollen, micro organisms, animal sperm, and tissue culture cell lines.… … Glossary of Biotechnology
