thermal death time

noun

The amount of time required to kill a specific bacterium at a specific temperature.

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Meanings

nounthermal death time (countable and uncountable, plural thermal death times)

plural thermal death times

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe amount of time required to kill a specific bacterium at a specific temperature.
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