pasteurize
[ pas-chuh-rahyz, pas-tuh- ]
/ ˈpæs tʃəˌraɪz, ˈpæs tə- /
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.
RELATED WORDS
pristine, wholesome, refined, unadulterated, purified, hygienic, desolate, arid, impotent, barren, antiseptic, infertile, bleak, futile, cream, buttermilk, half-and-half, decontaminate, neuter, disinfect
Nearby words
- pasteurella pseudotuberculosis,
- pasteurella tularensis,
- pasteurellosis,
- pasteurism,
- pasteurization,
- pasteurized,
- pasteurizer,
- pasticcio,
- pastiche,
- pasticheur
Also especially British, pas·teur·ise.
Origin of pasteurize
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pasteurise
/ (ˈpæstəˌraɪz, -stjə-, ˈpɑː-) /
verb (tr)
to subject (milk, beer, etc) to pasteurization
rare to subject (a patient) to pasteurism
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pasteurize
1881, with -ize, after Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), French 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. The surname is literally "Pastor." Related: Pasteurized; pasteurizing.
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pasteurize
[ păs′chə-rīz′, păs′tə- ]
v.
To treat by pasteurization.
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