"pasteurise" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈpæst͡ʃəɹaɪz/ [General-American], /ˈpɑːstʃəɹaɪz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-pasteurize.ogg [US] Forms: pasteurises [present, singular, third-person], pasteurising [participle, present], pasteurised [participle, past], pasteurised [past]
Etymology: Borrowed from French pasteuriser. From Louis Pasteur, the inventor of the process, + -ise. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|pasteuriser}} French pasteuriser, {{suffix|en||ise}} + -ise Head templates: {{en-verb}} pasteurise (third-person singular simple present pasteurises, present participle pasteurising, simple past and past participle pasteurised)
  1. (transitive) To heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts. Wikipedia link: Louis Pasteur Tags: transitive Synonyms: pasteurize Derived forms: pasteurisation

Inflected forms

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