pas·teur·ize
pasteurize
- pronunciation:
- paes
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pasteurized, pasteurizes, pasteurizing |
| definition: |
to heat (milk, cheese, beer, or the like) to a high temperature for a certain period in order to kill most of the harmful bacteria and retard fermentation.
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| related words: |
bottle |
| derivation: |
pasteurization (n.) |
The French chemist Louis Pasteur invented the process of pasteurization.