pasteurize
verb
pas·teur·ize
ˈpas-chə-ˌrīz 
ˈpas-tyə-
-tə-
ˈpas-tyə-
-tə-
pasteurized; pasteurizing
: to subject to pasteurization
pasteurizer
noun
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Currently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that the risk to humans remains low, and that pasteurized milk products remain safe to consume.
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Julie Creswell, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
All egg products are pasteurized as required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
—Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
And no matter what the presumptive incoming head of the Department of Health and Human Services says, only consume pasteurized milk and dairy products.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
Lactose intolerance, for example, occurs in people who lack the enzyme lactase, which breaks down the lactose sugar molecule found in both raw and pasteurized milk.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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Julie Creswell, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
All egg products are pasteurized as required by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
—Fernanda Galan, Sacramento Bee, 7 Jan. 2025
And no matter what the presumptive incoming head of the Department of Health and Human Services says, only consume pasteurized milk and dairy products.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2024
Lactose intolerance, for example, occurs in people who lack the enzyme lactase, which breaks down the lactose sugar molecule found in both raw and pasteurized milk.
—Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Pasteurize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pasteurize. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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pasteurize
verb
pas·teur·ize
ˈpas-chə-ˌrīz
ˈpas-tə-
ˈpas-tə-
pasteurized; pasteurizing
: to expose to pasteurization
pasteurizer
noun
Etymology
named for Louis Pasteur 1822–1895 French chemist
Medical Definition
pasteurize
transitive verb
pas·teur·ize
variants
also British pasteurise
pasteurized also British pasteurised; pasteurizing also British pasteurising
: to subject to pasteurization
pasteurizer
noun
also British pasteuriser
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