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Definition of Pasteurize
1. Verb. Heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms. "Pasteurize milk"
Generic synonyms: Change Integrity
Causes: Condense, Distil, Distill
Derivative terms: Pasteur, Pasteurisation, Pasteur, Pasteurization
Definition of Pasteurize
1. v. t. To subject to pasteurization.
Definition of Pasteurize
1. Verb. (transitive) To heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pasteurize
1. [v -IZED, -IZING, -IZES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pasteurize
Literary usage of Pasteurize
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dietetics for High Schools by Florence Willard, Lucy Holcomb Gillett (1920)
"To modify and pasteurize the milk for the baby six months old: ... pasteurize
according to directions in Problem 51. Estimate the cost of the food for a ..."
2. Sessional Papers by Ontario Legislative Assembly (1906)
"In the fall and winter I would strongly urge you to pasteurize your cream ... Q.
At what percentage of acid can you pasteurize? A. You may pasteurize when ..."
3. Annual Report by Indiana State Board of Health (1917)
"Fourteen plants did not pasteurize but have since installed pasteurizing equipment.
... Fifteen small plants did not pasteurize. There are 97 cream stations ..."
4. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention (1902)
"If, after the cans have been opened and the milk is left exposed, it should then
be questionable, the best plan is to pasteurize the milk. ..."
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