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LYOPHILIZED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does lyophilized mean?
• LYOPHILIZED (adjective)
The adjective LYOPHILIZED has 1 sense:
1. used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum
Familiarity information: LYOPHILIZED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum
Synonyms:
freeze-dried; lyophilised; lyophilized
Similar:
preserved (prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use)
Context examples
A lyophilized formulation containing cultures of a low-virulent strain of Streptococcus pyogenes, treated and killed with pencillin G, with potential sclerosing, immunostimulating and antineoplastic activity.
(Picibanil, NCI Thesaurus)
The resulting lyophilized cake maintains its structure and stability over an extended period of time, and is intended for reconstitution prior to administration.
(Cake Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
An orally available, dietary supplement consisting of lyophilized blueberry powder, with antioxidant and potential chemopreventive and chemosensitizing activity.
(Blueberry Powder Supplement, NCI Thesaurus)
A lyophilized preparation of a low-virulence strain (SU) of Streptococcus pyogenes (S. hemolyticus), inactivated by heating with penicillin G. It has been proposed as a noncytotoxic antineoplastic agent because of its immune system-stimulating activity.
(Picibanil, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
A solid composed of active ingredient(s), excipients (usually electrolytes and bulking agents), and a solvent system which are lyophilized to yield a compressed solid with uniform ingredient distribution.
(Cake Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus)
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