Meanings
- uncountablepreservation of food by canning (or a similar earlier method using glass bottles)
Origin
- Frenchappertisation
- Englishappertisation
Borrowed from French appertisation, after Nicolas Appert, the inventor.
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Polish apertyzacja
- apertyzacjafood preservation method created by Nicolas Appert
Portuguese apertização, appertização
- apertizaçãofood preservation method created by Nicolas Appert
- appertizaçãofood preservation method created by Nicolas Appert
Cite this entry
appertisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appertisation
“appertisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/appertisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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