pasteurisation
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From French pasteurisation, from the surname of its inventor, Louis Pasteur.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun
pasteurisation (countable and uncountable, plural pasteurisations)
- Heat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores.
Related terms
Translations
treatment of perishable food
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