pasteurizingn.
/ˈpɑːst(ʃ)ərʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈpast(ʃ)ərʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈpɑːstjərʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈpastjərʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpæst(ʃ)əˌraɪzɪŋ/ The action of pasteurize v.; = pasteurization n. Also figurative.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > disinfecting > [noun] > sterilization > pasteurization
pasteurizing1883
pasteurization1886
flash pasteurization1921
1883 Illustr. Descr. Catal. Amer. Grape Vines (Bush & Son & Meissner) 65/1 This slow process of clearing or finishing the wines is accelerated by..filtering, by aerating, by heating (Pasteurizing), and other artificial methods.
1894 Cent. Mag. July 478/1 With some simple form of pasteurizing apparatus city milk may at all times be rendered free from disease germs.
1904 Science 12 Feb. 263/1 Apparatus for pasteurizing in the home and on a commercial scale was described.
1917 H. W. Conn Bacteria, Yeasts, & Molds in Home (rev. ed.) xiii. 195 The method of using this pasteurizing apparatus is extremely simple and can be followed satisfactorily in any kitchen.
1953 R. W. Fairbrother Text-bk. Bacteriol. (ed. 7) xxxv. 450 This test is used to check the efficiency of the pasteurizing process.
1995 Independent 9 May 24/3 It is sufficiently stable for use in heat pasteurizing and some baking applications.
2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 25 Oct. b27/4 This generosity extends to a pasteurizing of the chief villain's motive by the end of the film.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
pasteurizingadj.
/ˈpɑːst(ʃ)ərʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈpast(ʃ)ərʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈpɑːstjərʌɪzɪŋ/, /ˈpastjərʌɪzɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpæst(ʃ)əˌraɪzɪŋ/ That pasteurizes foodstuffs.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > removal of impurities > disinfecting > [adjective] > sterilized > pasteurizing or pasteurized
pasteurized1881
pasteurizing1897
1897 Waterloo (Iowa) Courier 5 Oct. 3/3 A pasteurizing temperature of from 133 degrees to 140 degrees..is sufficient.
1908 Sioux County (Iowa) Herald 5 Feb. 11/4 The toxins or poisons produced by these organisms are not affected by pasteurizing temperatures.
1959 Internat. Jrnl. Appl. Radiation & Isotopes 6 143/1 These [fish] when subjected to only pasteurizing levels [of irradiation] suffer none of the undesirable changes produced by sterilization.
1999 Appl. & Environmental Microbiol. 65 859 A cardboard reflector directs sunshine onto a black jar, heating water to pasteurizing temperatures in several hours.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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