pasteurizer

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noun

A machine or device for pasteurizing something (e.g. milk).

“The small dairy maintained an industrial pasteurizer and provided home-delivered milk in a local distribution area.”

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pasteuriser
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Meanings

nounpasteurizer (plural pasteurizers)

plural pasteurizers

  1. A machine or device for pasteurizing something (e.g. milk).

    The small dairy maintained an industrial pasteurizer and provided home-delivered milk in a local distribution area.

  2. A person who pasteurizes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan apparatus for pasteurizing substances (especially milk).

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pasteuriser
Broader
apparatussetup

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pasteurize + -er.

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Translations

Portuguese pasteurizador, pasteurizador
  • pasteurizadormachine or device
  • pasteurizadorperson
  • pasteurizadoraperson
Spanish pasteurizador
  • pasteurizadormachine or device
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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