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Noun: pasteurisation  `păs-chu-rI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (=pasteurization)
  1. Partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food
    - pasteurization

Derived forms: pasteurisations

See also: pasteurise [Brit]

Type of: sterilisation [Brit], sterilization

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