PASTEURISE

pasteurize, pasteurise

(verb) heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms; “pasteurize milk”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

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

Anagrams

• septuaries

Source: Wiktionary



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