Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb lyophilize

1 sense of lyophilize

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 lyophilized

1 sense of lyophilized

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 lyophilized

1 sense of lyophilized

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)