pasteurize
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowing from French pasteuriser. From Louis Pasteur, the inventor of the process, + -ize
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pasteurize (third-person singular simple present pasteurizes, present participle pasteurizing, simple past and past participle pasteurized)
- (transitive) To heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts.
Translations[edit]
to heat food in order to kill harmful organisms
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pasteurize
- first-person singular present subjunctive of pasteurizar
- third-person singular present subjunctive of pasteurizar
- first-person singular imperative of pasteurizar
- third-person singular imperative of pasteurizar
