pasteurize

pasteurize Definition

pas·teur·ize (pas′c̸hər īz′, -tər-)

transitive verb -·ized′, -·iz′·ing

to subject (milk, beer, etc.) to pasteurization

Etymology: Fr pasteuriser, after Louis Pasteur + -iser, -ize

pasteurize Related Forms

pas′·teur·iz′er noun

pasteurize Synonyms

render germ-free, sterilize, purify, make safe for human consumption; see clean, heat 2.

pasteurize Usage Examples

Object

milk: The regional Human Milk Bank is based in the Trust and supplies pasteurized breast milk to our babies and other units within the region.
tourism: We strive to balance individual freedom and group expeditions, and have been considered the antithesis of pasteurized mass tourism.
cow: The majority of cheese produced in the UK is made from pasteurized cows ' milk.
cheese: Cornish Yarg A pasteurized farmhouse cheese made in Cornwall from cow's milk.

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