Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lyophilise
1 sense of lyophilise
Sense 1
lyophilize, lyophilise -- (to dry (blood, serum, or tissue) by freezing in a high vacuum)
=> freeze-dry -- (preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum; "freeze-dry the strawberries")
Antonyms of adj lyophilised
1 sense of lyophilised
Sense 1
lyophilized, lyophilised, freeze-dried -- (used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum)
INDIRECT (VIA preserved) -> fresh -- (not canned or otherwise preserved; "fresh vegetables")
Similarity of adj lyophilised
1 sense of lyophilised
Sense 1
lyophilized, lyophilised, freeze-dried -- (used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum)
=> preserved (vs. fresh) -- (prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use)