pasteurise

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US/ˈpæst͡ʃəɹaɪz/UK/ˈpɑːstʃəɹaɪz/

verb

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

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pasteurize
OriginFrench pasteuriser →
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Meanings

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

present singular third person pasteurises · participle present pasteurising · participle past pasteurised · past pasteurised · alternative pasteurize

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

    Opolot liked his milk straight from the cow – pasteurising kills both the taste and the savour, he claimed – and hardly diluted.

    2014, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Kintu, Oneworld Publications (2018), page 138

Synonyms & antonyms

verbheat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms

Similar
pasteurize
Broader
change integrity
Also see
pasteurize

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchpasteuriser
  2. Englishpasteurise

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

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APA

pasteurise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pasteurise

MLA

“pasteurise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pasteurise. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pasteurise,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pasteurise.

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