NOUN | act | pasteurization, pasteurisation | partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food |
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Sounds | pae.scherahzey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food. | |
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Synonym | pasteurisation | |
Broader | sterilization, sterilisation | The procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means) |
Spanish | pasterización, pasteurización | |
Catalan | pasteurització | |
Verbs | pasteurize | heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms |
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