pasteurize
verb
pas·teur·ize
| \ ˈpas-chə-ˌrīz
, ˈpas-tyə-
, -tə-
\
, ˈpas-tyə-
, -tə-
\
pasteurized;
pasteurizing
Definition of pasteurize
: to subject to pasteurization
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Examples of pasteurize in a Sentence
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There is an effective, but not uncomplicated, way to help them: Human milk banks, which collect, store, and pasteurize donor milk. — Annabelle Timsit, Quartz Africa, "Kenya hopes its first human milk bank will save infants’ lives," 13 Aug. 2019 But keep this in mind: Most commercial juice sold in the United States is pasteurized to reduce the risk of bacteria such as E. coli or salmonella. — Cara Rosenbloom, Washington Post, "Can juice be part of a healthy diet? Maybe, but it’s better to eat whole produce instead.," 7 Aug. 2019 All of the ice pops and ice cream are made at the original Uptown location — which, by the way, houses an on-site pasteurizer, a serious rarity these days — to pasteurize its own milk for custom custard bases. — Allyson Reedy, The Know, "New Wash Park ice cream shop celebrates Apollo 11 with boozy space flavors," 17 July 2019 Living microorganisms with health benefits are known as probiotics, but Cani found that Akkermansia muciniphila was most effective when pasteurized, or killed through heat. — Arman Azad, CNN, "This bacteria may help people with obesity live healthier lives, study says," 3 July 2019 The farm pasteurizes the milk and turns some of it into yogurt on the middle floor of the pontoon. — Washington Post, "Dutch farm floats possibilities of urban dairy production," 30 June 2019 The farm pasteurizes the milk and turns some of it into yoghurt on the middle floor of the pontoon. — Mike Corder, BostonGlobe.com, "Dutch farm floats possibilities of urban dairy production," 29 June 2019 Longer-aged cheeses (which will be firmer in texture, potentially even hard, dry, or grainy) may or may not be pasteurized. — Liz Thorpe, Bon Appetit, "Wait, So What Cheese Can You Eat While Pregnant?," 23 Apr. 2018 Cultured buttermilk is from milk that has been pasteurized and homogenized. — Heloise, Houston Chronicle, "The basics of buttermilk," 12 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pasteurize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for pasteurize
pasteurize
verb
pas·teur·ize
| \ ˈpas-chə-ˌrīz
, ˈpa-stə-\
, ˈpa-stə-\
pasteurized;
pasteurizing
Kids Definition of pasteurize
: to keep a liquid (as milk) for a time at a temperature high enough to kill many harmful germs and then cool it rapidly
pasteurize
transitive verb
pas·teur·ize
variants:
also British pasteurise \ ˈpas-chə-ˌrīz
, ˈpas-tə-
\
, ˈpas-tə-
\
pasteurized
also British pasteurised;
pasteurizing
also British pasteurising
Medical Definition of pasteurize
: to subject to pasteurization
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