pasteurise

Other spellings

• (US) pasteurize

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈpæstʃəraɪz/
• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈpɑːstʃəraɪz/

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Verb

Plain form pasteurise

Third-person singular pasteurises

Past tense pasteurised

Past participle pasteurised

Present participle pasteurising

1. (transitive) If you pasteurise milk, you heat it to kill harmful bacteria in it.