pasteurisation

English Thesaurus

1. partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food (noun.act)

hypernym	:	sterilisation, sterilization,
definition	:	the procedure of making some object free of live bacteria or other microorganisms (usually by heat or chemical means) (noun.act)

derivation	:	pasteurise, pasteurize,
definition	:	heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms (verb.change)

derivation	:	pasteurise, pasteurize,
definition	:	heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms (verb.change)