pasteurizing

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

pas·teur·ize

[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.
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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