Pasteurize (Verb)
Meaning
Heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms; "pasteurize milk".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- To ensure food safety, the company pasteurizes all its dairy products by heating them to a high temperature for a short period.
- Pasteurizing the milk is an important step in removing any bacteria that could cause illness.
- The brewery pasteurizes its beer after the fermentation process to kill off any remaining bacteria.
- You need to pasteurize the egg yolks before making homemade mayonnaise to avoid the risk of salmonella poisoning.
- In order to sell raw milk, the farmer must agree to pasteurize it, even if it reduces the flavor and nutritional content.