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===Etymology===
===Etymology===
1894, US. From {{etyl|grc|en}} {{m|grc|λύω||to loosen, to dissolve}} + {{m|grc|φίλος||beloved}} + {{m|grc|-ίζειν|}}. Cognates in other European languages via same construction.
1894, US. From {{etyl|grc|en}} {{m|grc|λύω||to loosen, to dissolve}} + {{m|grc|φίλος||beloved}} + {{m|grc|-ίζειν|}}; equivalent to {{confix|en|lyo|-phile|ize}}. Compare {{m|en|hydrophilic||water-absorbing|lit=water-loving}} for use of {{m|en|-phile}} for “absorbing”. Cognates in other European languages via same construction.


===Verb===
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Etymology

1894, US. From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek λύω (lúō, to loosen, to dissolve) + φίλος (phílos, beloved) + -ίζειν (-ízein); equivalent to lyo- +‎ -phile +‎ -ize. Compare hydrophilic (water-absorbing, literally water-loving) for use of -phile for “absorbing”. Cognates in other European languages via same construction.

Verb

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  1. To freeze-dry
    • 1894, United States Department of Agriculture, Crops in Peace and War: The Yearbook of Agriculture (U.S. G.P.O.), p. 907:
      Lyophilization The process of vacuum-drying substances from the frozen state. The water is sublimated into a trap at low temperature or is absorbed by drying agents. Verb: lyophilize.

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