Home › Words › A › appertisationappertisationappertisation means preservation of food by canning (or a similar earlier method using glass bottles).EtymologyBorrowed from French appertisation, after Nicolas Appert, the inventor.nounpreservation of food by canning (or a similar earlier method using glass bottles)Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.canning 63% match — The process of preserving food by heat processing in a sealed vessel (a jar or can). vs appertisation →canned 58% match — Preserved in cans. vs appertisation →preservatize 54% match — To treat with a preservative. vs appertisation →canisterization 51% match — The process of canisterizing. vs appertisation →dehydrofreezing 50% match — The preservation of food by dehydration and subsequent freezing vs appertisation →antiripening 50% match — Preventing ripening. vs appertisation →biopreservation 49% match — The use of natural or controlled microbiota or antimicrobials as a way of preserving food and extending its shelf life. vs appertisation →antistaling 49% match — Preventing a product from becoming stale. vs appertisation →