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pasteurize

[ pas-chuh-rahyz, pas-tuh- ]
/ ˈpæs tʃəˌraɪz, ˈpæs tə- /
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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, pasteurize, pasteurizer, pasticcio, pastiche, pasticheur, pasticheuse
Also especially British, pas·teur·ise.

Origin of pasteurize

First recorded in 1880–85; Pasteur + -ize

Related forms

pas·teur·i·za·tion, nounsu·per·pas·teur·ized, adjectiveul·tra·pas·teur·ized, adjectiveun·pas·teur·ized, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for pasteurized

pasteurize

pasteurise

/ (ˈpæstəˌraɪz, -stjə-, ˈpɑː-) /

verb (tr)

to subject (milk, beer, etc) to pasteurization
rare to subject (a patient) to pasteurism
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Medicine definitions for pasteurized

pasteurize

[ păs′chə-rīz′, păs′tə- ]

v.

To treat by pasteurization.
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