TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

FREEZE-DRYING [1 record]

Record 1 2019-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Freeze-Drying
  • Food Preservation and Canning
  • Collaboration with the FAO
DEF

The dehydration process consisting of freezing the material and then reducing the surrounding pressure while adding enough heat to allow the frozen water in the material to sublime directly from the solid phase to gas.

OBS

This process is typically used to preserve a perishable material or to make the material more convenient for transport.

Key term(s)
  • lyophilisation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lyophilisation
  • Conservation des aliments et conserverie
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
DEF

Procédé de déshydratation d'une substance par congélation suivie de sublimation de la glace formée.

OBS

lyophilisation; cryodessiccation : termes normalisés par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie des pêches commerciales.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Liofilización
  • Conservación de los alimentos y elaboración de conservas
  • Colaboración con la FAO
DEF

[Proceso que] funciona congelando el material y luego reduciendo la presión circundante para permitir que el agua congelada en el material se sublime directamente desde la fase sólida a la fase gaseosa, sin pasar por el estado líquido.

Save record 1

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: