pasteurise

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/ˈpæst͡ʃəɹaɪz/

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/ˈpæst͡ʃəɹaɪz/ · /ˈpɑːstʃəɹaɪz/

Definition of pasteurise

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verb

(transitive)To heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts.

“Opolot liked his milk straight from the cow – pasteurising kills both the taste and the savour, he claimed – and hardly diluted.”

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Borrowed from French pasteuriser. From Louis Pasteur, the inventor of the process, + -ise.

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