pasteurisationEtymologyFrom French pasteurisation, from the surname of its inventor, Louis Pasteur.pasteurisation means Heat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounHeat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores.“Lorries collect the milk from the various outlying farms, whence it is taken to the district distribution centre to undergo pasteurisation.”