Freeze-dry and Freeze-drying

Freeze-dry verb - Preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum.

Freeze-drying is a synonym for freeze-dry. In some cases you can use "Freeze-drying" instead a verb phrase "Freeze-dry".

Freeze-drying noun - A method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes.

Freeze-dry is a synonym for freeze-drying in take moisture out of topic. You can use "Freeze-dry" instead a verb phrase "Freeze-drying".