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pasteurizer

American  
[pas-chuh-rahy-zer, pas-tuh-] / ˈpæs tʃəˌraɪ zər, ˈpæs tə- /

noun

  1. an apparatus for pasteurizing milk and other liquids.


pasteurizer British  
/ ˈpæstəˌraɪzə, ˈpɑː-, -stjə- /

noun

  1. an apparatus for pasteurizing substances (esp milk)

  2. a person who carries out pasteurization

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of pasteurizer

First recorded in 1895–1900; pasteurize + -er 1

Example Sentences

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FDA, in partnership with USDA, is conducting pasteurization validation studies -- including the use of a homogenizer and continuous flow pasteurizer.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2024

In the meantime, the facility is undergoing an upgrade to its freeze concentrator and adding a new, more energy-efficient pasteurizer, both developed by the Vermont-based Rich Earth Institute.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2022

Later this year, ground will be broken on a $10 million, 8,000-square-foot addition that will include a second pasteurizer and is designed to help the company again double production.

From Washington Times • Mar. 14, 2020

One includes a solar-powered pasteurizer that missionary groups took to Haiti.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2015

In some types of apparatus, as in the Miller machine, an American pasteurizer, the milk is forced in a thin sheet between two heated surfaces, thereby facilitating the heating process.

From Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying by Russell, H. L. (Harry Luman)