pasteurise
See also: pasteurisé
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from French pasteuriser. From Louis Pasteur, the inventor of the process, + -ise.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpæst͡ʃəɹaɪz/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːstʃəɹaɪz/
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pasteurise (third-person singular simple present pasteurises, present participle pasteurising, simple past and past participle pasteurised)
- (transitive) To heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts.
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pasteurize — see pasteurize
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pasteurise
- inflection of pasteuriser: