to subject (milk, beer, etc) to pasteurization to subject (a patient) to pasteurism
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pas•teur•ize /ˈpæstʃəˌraɪz/USA pronunciation
v. [~ + object], -ized, -iz•ing.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Microbiologyto heat (a food, as milk, beer, or wine) to a high temperature to destroy bacteria without changing taste or quality.
pas•teur•ize
(pas′chə rīz′, pas′tə-),USA pronunciation v.t., -ized, -iz•ing.
pas′teur•i•za′tion, n.
- Microbiologyto expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
- Pasteur + -ize 1880–85
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