pasteurize

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from French pasteuriser. From Louis Pasteur, the inventor of the process, + -ize.

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pasteurize (third-person singular simple present pasteurizes, present participle pasteurizing, simple past and past participle pasteurized)

  1. (transitive) To heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts.

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Portuguese

Verb

pasteurize

  1. inflection of pasteurizar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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