PASTEURIZATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food

Synonyms:

pasteurisation; pasteurization

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("pasteurization" is a kind of...):

sterilisation; sterilization (the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means))

Derivation:

pasteurize (heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms)