Meaning

1 senses
  1. (UK, countable, uncountable)Heat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores.

    Pasteurisierung

    пастериза́цияpastɛrizácija

More definitions
  • partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food

Translations

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By meaning 1
treatment of perishable food:
Deutsch
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treatment of perishable food:

Origin

From French pasteurisation, from the surname of its inventor, Louis Pasteur.

From French pasteurisation, from the surname of its inventor, Louis Pasteur.

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Forms

plural: pasteurisations

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food:pasteurization

Word family

1 related words
Relatedpasteurise

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