Main Entry: freeze–dry Pronunciation: 'frEz-'drI Function: transitive verb Inflected Forms: freeze–dried; freeze–dry·ing : to dry and preserve (as food, vaccines, or tissue) in a frozen state under high vacuum —freeze–driedadjective
freeze-dry
To preserve a substance, such as food, by freezing it rapidly and placing it in a vacuum chamber, where the water frozen in the substance evaporates through sublimation.
[freez-drahy] 
