pasteurize
verb
pas·teur·ize
ˈpas-chə-ˌrīz 
ˈpas-tyə-
-tə-
ˈpas-tyə-
-tə-
pasteurized; pasteurizing
: to subject to pasteurization
pasteurizer
noun
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Robotic arms manage everything from sorting lemons to pasteurizing the juice with high-pressure technology.
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the current risk to humans remains low, and that pasteurized milk products remain safe to consume.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
McAfee is allowed to sell milk from his 1,800-cow dairy to a processor who will pasteurize it and use it in different products, including milk or cheese.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
Cooking meat or pasteurizing raw milk destroys the bird flu virus and other disease-causing germs.
—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 8 Jan. 2025
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the current risk to humans remains low, and that pasteurized milk products remain safe to consume.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
McAfee is allowed to sell milk from his 1,800-cow dairy to a processor who will pasteurize it and use it in different products, including milk or cheese.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2024
Cooking meat or pasteurizing raw milk destroys the bird flu virus and other disease-causing germs.
—CBS News, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Pasteurize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pasteurize. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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pasteurize
verb
pas·teur·ize
ˈpas-chə-ˌrīz
ˈpas-tə-
ˈpas-tə-
pasteurized; pasteurizing
: to expose to pasteurization
pasteurizer
noun
Etymology
named for Louis Pasteur 1822–1895 French chemist
Medical Definition
pasteurize
transitive verb
pas·teur·ize
variants
also British pasteurise
pasteurized also British pasteurised; pasteurizing also British pasteurising
: to subject to pasteurization
pasteurizer
noun
also British pasteuriser
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