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Definition of pasteurize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

pasteurize

verb

NAmE//ˈpæstʃəˌraɪz//

pasteurize somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they pasteurize

he / she / it pasteurizes

past simple pasteurized

-ing form pasteurizing

to heat a liquid, especially milk, to a particular temperature and then cool it, in order to kill harmful bacteria pasteurized milk

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pasteurization

NAmE//ˌpæstʃərəˈzeɪʃn//

noun [uncountable]See pasteurize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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