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pasteurize
[ pas-chuh-rahyz, pas-tuh- ]
verb (used with object)
, pas·teur·ized, pas·teur·iz·ing.
- to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
pasteurize
/ ˈpɑː-; -stjə-; ˈpæstəˌraɪz /
verb
- to subject (milk, beer, etc) to pasteurization
- rare.to subject (a patient) to pasteurism
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Other Words From
- pasteur·i·zation noun
- super·pasteur·ized adjective
- ultra·pasteur·ized adjective
- un·pasteur·ized adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of pasteurize1
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Example Sentences
To pasteurize milk we heat it to a temperature of not over 170 Fahrenheit for from ten minutes to half an hour.
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To pasteurize milk in the home, proceed in the manner illustrated in Fig. 3.
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They will tell these mothers why it is necessary to pasteurize the milk before feeding it to the baby.
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Apparatus of sufficient capacity to pasteurize on a commercial scale.
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Unless the milk is perfectly fresh, and has been handled with great care, it is safer to sterilize or pasteurize it.
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