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to cause to have or give off heat to a moderate degree
heat water for tea heat the oven to 350 degrees before you put the cake in
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Ever since French scientist Louis Pasteur invented pasteurization – which heats milk to at least 145 degrees Fahrenheit to kill harmful bacteria – back in 1862, that’s been the standard in America.
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Amy Feldman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
They are then loaded into an electrochemical reactor that heats it up to about 1500 degrees Celsius, resulting in the production of graphite.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Pasteurization heats every particle of a food to a specific temperature for a continuous length of time in order to kill the most heat-resistant pathogen associated with that product.
—Kerry E. Kaylegian, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
The milk is being tested before pasteurization, a process that heats milk to a specific temperature over time and kills harmful bacteria and viruses.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
This process, known as thermal emission, happens to near-Earth objects after the Sun heats them up.
—Toshi Hirabayashi, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, the exhaust-recovery system heats the vast interior down to the bathroom floors.
—Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
His thermal battery technique heats firebrick material using electricity, which has long been used in kilns and furnaces.
—Baba Tamim, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2024
In the jacket, there’s a fast-charging power bank that evenly heats the entire jacket.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
Amy Feldman, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
They are then loaded into an electrochemical reactor that heats it up to about 1500 degrees Celsius, resulting in the production of graphite.
—Alex Knapp, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Pasteurization heats every particle of a food to a specific temperature for a continuous length of time in order to kill the most heat-resistant pathogen associated with that product.
—Kerry E. Kaylegian, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
The milk is being tested before pasteurization, a process that heats milk to a specific temperature over time and kills harmful bacteria and viruses.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024
This process, known as thermal emission, happens to near-Earth objects after the Sun heats them up.
—Toshi Hirabayashi, Discover Magazine, 5 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, the exhaust-recovery system heats the vast interior down to the bathroom floors.
—Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2024
His thermal battery technique heats firebrick material using electricity, which has long been used in kilns and furnaces.
—Baba Tamim, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2024
In the jacket, there’s a fast-charging power bank that evenly heats the entire jacket.
—Christopher Murray, Fox News, 27 Nov. 2024
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