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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.

14 characters5 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. 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.

    UK · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From French pasteurisation, from the surname of its inventor, Louis Pasteur.

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