pasteurisation.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
Where this word comes from
From French pasteurisation, from the surname of its inventor, Louis Pasteur.
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