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pasteurize

pas·teur·ize [ páschə rz, pástə rz ] (past and past participle pas·teur·ized, present participle pas·teur·iz·ing, 3rd person present singular pas·teur·iz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
heat-treat something for partial sterilization: to make a food product, especially milk, safer to drink or eat and improve its keeping qualities by heating it in order to destroy harmful bacteria

[Late 19th century. After Louis Pasteur]

pas·teur·i·za·tion [ pàschəri záysh'n, pàstəri záysh'n ] noun
pas·teur·iz·er noun
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