pasteurise means to heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
pasteurise is pronounced /ˈpæst͡ʃəɹaɪz/.
Etymology
Borrowed from French pasteuriser. From Louis Pasteur, the inventor of the process, + -ise.
verb
- To heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts.“Opolot liked his milk straight from the cow – pasteurising kills both the taste and the savour, he claimed – and hardly diluted.”