Pasteurize (verb)
pasteurize [ pas-chuh-rahyz, pas-tuh- ]verb (used with object), pas·teur·ized, pas·teur·iz·ing.1. 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.
Also
especially British,
pas·teur·ise.
OTHER WORDS FROM PASTEURIZEpas·teur·i·za·tion, noun
su·per·pas·teur·ized, adjective
ul·tra·pas·teur·ized, adjective
un·pas·teur·ized, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO PASTEURIZEcastrate, neuter, decontaminate, disinfect, sanitize, spay, alter, antisepticize, autoclave, change, clean, desexualize, emasculate, fix, fumigate, geld, incapacitate, purify, unsex
See synonyms for: pasteurize / pasteurized on Thesaurus.comORIGIN: First recorded in 1880–85; Pasteur + -ize
HOW TO USE PASTEURIZE IN A SENTENCEThe 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.
HOW PARENTS SHOULD HANDLE THE BABY FORMULA SHORTAGE, ACCORDING TO PEDIATRICIANS | MELODY SCHREIBER | MAY 27, 2022 | TIMETo pasteurize milk we heat it to a temperature of not over 170 Fahrenheit for from ten minutes to half an hour.
A CIVIC BIOLOGY | GEORGE WILLIAM HUNTERTo pasteurize milk in the home, proceed in the manner illustrated in Fig. 3.
WOMAN'S INSTITUTE LIBRARY OF COOKERY, VOL. 2 | WOMAN'S INSTITUTE OF DOMESTIC ARTS AND SCIENCESThey will tell these mothers why it is necessary to pasteurize the milk before feeding it to the baby.
THE EUGENIC MARRIAGE, VOLUME IV. (OF IV.) | GRANT HAGUEApparatus of sufficient capacity to pasteurize on a commercial scale.
OUTLINES OF DAIRY BACTERIOLOGY, 8TH EDITION | H. L. RUSSELLNow
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