Word of the Day 03/13/24 Pasteurize

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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 PASTEURIZE
pas·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 PASTEURIZE
castrate, 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.com

ORIGIN: First recorded in 1880–85; Pasteur + -ize

HOW TO USE PASTEURIZE IN A SENTENCE
The 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 | TIME

To 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 HUNTER

To 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 SCIENCES

They 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 HAGUE

Apparatus of sufficient capacity to pasteurize on a commercial scale.
OUTLINES OF DAIRY BACTERIOLOGY, 8TH EDITION | H. L. RUSSELL

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