pasteurise

See also: pasteurisé

English

Alternative forms

• pasteurize

Etymology

Borrowed from French pasteuriser. From Louis Pasteur, the inventor of the process, +‎ -ise.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈpæst͡ʃəɹaɪz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɑːstʃəɹaɪz/

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Verb

pasteurise (third-person singular simple present pasteurises, present participle pasteurising, simple past and past participle pasteurised)

1. (transitive) To heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts.

Derived terms

• pasteurisation

Translations

pasteurize — see pasteurize

Anagrams

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French

Verb

pasteurise

1. inflection of pasteuriser:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative