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pasteurization

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pasteurization noun
also British pasteurisation /ˌpæstʃərəˈzeɪʃən/ Brit /ˌpɑːstʃəˌraɪˈzeɪʃən/
pasteurization
noun
also British pasteurisation /ˌpæstʃərəˈzeɪʃən/ Brit /ˌpɑːstʃəˌraɪˈzeɪʃən/
Britannica Dictionary definition of PASTEURIZATION
[noncount]
: a process in which a liquid (such as milk or cream) is heated to a temperature that kills harmful germs and then cooled quickly

— pasteurize

also British pasteurise /ˈpæstʃəˌraɪz/ Brit /ˈpɑːstʃəˌraɪz/ verb pasteurizes; pasteurized; pasteurizing [+ object]