- present participle of freeze-dry.
freeze-drying
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That was over the summer, so he turned off the air conditioner, began freeze-drying bulk food purchases rather than storing them in his electric freezer, and started shutting off his lights more often.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2025
Bischoff’s specializes in a form of hybrid taxidermy, incorporating traditional techniques with the more new-fangled freeze-drying process.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2025
To prevent damage from acid and microbes, conservators usually remove water from these artifacts by freeze-drying or using a process that replaces the water with highly pressurized carbon dioxide or a viscous polymer.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2024
Many of the Inca mummies discovered high on Andean mountaintops were preserved by freeze-drying, too.
From National Geographic ● Aug. 7, 2023
About £8m has already been spent preserving and restoring the timbers, which has included freeze-drying the wood at the Mary Rose museum in Portsmouth.
From BBC ● Jan. 18, 2023
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