pasteurise
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See also: pasteurisé
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]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/
Audio (US): (file)
Verb
[edit]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.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]pasteurize — see pasteurize
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Verb
[edit]pasteurise
- inflection of pasteuriser: