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pasteurized

[pas-chuh-rahyz, pas-tuh-] Origin

pas·teur·ize

[pas-chuh-rahyz, pas-tuh-]
verb (used with object), -ized, -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.
Also, especially British, pas·teur·ise.


Origin:
1880–85; Pasteur + -ize

pas·teur·i·za·tion, noun
su·per·pas·teur·ized, adjective
ul·tra·pas·teur·ized, adjective
un·pas·teur·ized, adjective
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Pasteurized is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Word Origin & History

pasteurize
1881, after Louis Pasteur (1822-95), Fr. chemist and bacteriologist, who invented the process of heating food, milk, wine, etc., to kill most of the micro-organisms in it; distinguished from sterilization, which involves killing all of them.
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Medical Dictionary

pasteurize pas·teur·ize (pās'chə-rīz', pās'tə-)
v. pas·teur·ized, pas·teur·iz·ing, pas·teur·iz·es
To treat by pasteurization.

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