pasteurize
📖 Definitions
verb tr.
To heat or irradiate something just long enough to kill pathogenic microorganisms.
💬 Usage Examples
“Most pickles you find in a grocery store are pasteurized, making the product shelf stable without refrigeration for up to two years.” Nina Misuraca Ignaczak; The Center of the Pickleverse; Crain’s Detroit Business (Michigan); Apr 8, 2019. “[Wessex Water] now pasteurises its sewage and sells it as fertiliser.” The Money in Europe’s Muck; The Economist (London, UK); Nov 20, 1993.