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freeze-drying

[freez-drahy-ing] / ˈfrizˈdraɪ ɪŋ /


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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

The process involves blending three main components -- carbon nanotubes, polyvinyl alcohol and carboxymethyl cellulose -- followed by freeze-drying.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 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