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pasteurize

pas·teur·ize

pasteurize

 
pronunciation:
paes ch raIz
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part of speech: verb
inflections: pasteurizes, pasteurizing, pasteurized
definition: to heat for a certain length of time. Food and drinks are pasteurized in order to kill most of the harmful bacteria.
This dairy pasteurizes its milk.
derivation: pasteurization (n.)
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The French chemist Louis Pasteur invented the process of pasteurization.
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  bacteria, drink, milk