Pasteurisation
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pasteurisation is a noun meaning (British spelling) 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
(British spelling) 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.
Example Sentences
Lorries collect the milk from the various outlying farms, whence it is taken to the district distribution centre to undergo pasteurisation.
Word Forms
- pasteurisations
- pasteurization
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pasteurization, pasteuriser, vacreation, ultrapasteurization, pasteurizer, repasteurization.
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