pasteurize

[ pas-chuh-rahyz, pas-tuh- ]
/ ˈpæs tʃəˌraɪz, ˈpæs tə- /

verb (used with object), pas·teur·ized, pas·teur·iz·ing.

to expose (a food, as milk, cheese, yogurt, beer, or wine) to an elevated temperature for a period of time sufficient to destroy certain microorganisms, as those that can produce disease or cause spoilage or undesirable fermentation of food, without radically altering taste or quality.
Also especially British, pas·teur·ise.

Origin of pasteurize

First recorded in 1880–85; Pasteur + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM pasteurize

pas·teur·i·za·tion, noun su·per·pas·teur·ized, adjective ul·tra·pas·teur·ized, adjective un·pas·teur·ized, adjective

Words nearby pasteurize

pasteurella pseudotuberculosis, pasteurella tularensis, pasteurellosis, pasteurism, pasteurization, pasteurize, pasteurizer, pasticcio, pastiche, pasticheur, pasticheuse

British Dictionary definitions for pasteurised

pasteurize

pasteurise

/ (ˈpæstəˌraɪz, -stjə-, ˈpɑː-) /

verb (tr)

to subject (milk, beer, etc) to pasteurization
rare to subject (a patient) to pasteurism

Medical definitions for pasteurised

pasteurize
[ păs′chə-rīz′, păs′tə- ]

v.

To treat by pasteurization.