pasteurize
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French pasteuriser. From Louis Pasteur, the inventor of the process, + -ize.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpæst͡ʃəɹaɪz/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːstʃəɹaɪz/
Audio (US): (file)
Verb
[edit]pasteurize (third-person singular simple present pasteurizes, present participle pasteurizing, simple past and past participle pasteurized)
- (transitive) To heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts.
Translations
[edit]to heat food in order to kill harmful organisms
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Further reading
[edit]- “pasteurize”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Portuguese
[edit]Verb
[edit]pasteurize
- inflection of pasteurizar:
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