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pasteurize

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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

/ -stjə-; ˈpæstəˌraɪz; ˈpɑː- /

verb

to subject (milk, beer, etc) to pasteurization
rare.
to subject (a patient) to pasteurism

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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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Word History and Origins

Origin of pasteurize¹

First recorded in 1880–85; Pasteur + -ize

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Example Sentences

The banks screen milk donors for health conditions, pasteurize the milk, and distribute it to the babies who need it most—often those in neonatal intensive care units.

From Time

To pasteurize milk we heat it to a temperature of not over 170 Fahrenheit for from ten minutes to half an hour.

From Project Gutenberg

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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