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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Cooking meat or pasteurizing raw milk destroys the bird flu virus and other disease-causing germs.
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CBS News, 1 Jan. 2025
Cooking meat or pasteurizing milk neutralizes the virus.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
But the only bacteria raw or pasteurized milk contain are the nasty kind—salmonella, campylobacter and the like, according to the FDA.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Raw milk, also known as unpasteurized milk, is the milk of an animal (usually a cow) that is not pasteurized prior to consumption.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 9 Dec. 2024
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CBS News, 1 Jan. 2025
Cooking meat or pasteurizing milk neutralizes the virus.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2024
But the only bacteria raw or pasteurized milk contain are the nasty kind—salmonella, campylobacter and the like, according to the FDA.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
Raw milk, also known as unpasteurized milk, is the milk of an animal (usually a cow) that is not pasteurized prior to consumption.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Pasteurize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pasteurize. Accessed 21 Jan. 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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