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pasteurization Definition

pas·teuri·za·tion (pas′c̸hər i zā′s̸hən, -tər-)

noun

a method of destroying disease-producing bacteria and checking the activity of fermentative bacteria, as in milk, beer, or cider, by heating the liquid to a prescribed temperature for a specified period of time

Etymology: Fr: see pasteurize & -ation

pasteurization Usage Examples

Converse of subject

  • kill: The modified P. fluorescens cultures are killed by heat pasteurization and provides a persistent biopesticide preparation that degrades much slower in sunlight than Bt.

Modifies a noun

  • process: The germ theory of disease, the sterilization process and the pasteurization process.

Noun used with modifier

  • heat: The modified P. fluorescens cultures are killed by heat pasteurization and provides a persistent biopesticide preparation that degrades much slower in sunlight than Bt.

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