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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms;
- Example: "pasteurize milk"
[syn: pasteurize, pasteurise]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Pasteurize \Pas*teur"ize\, v. t.
   1. To subject to pasteurization.
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   2. To treat by pasteurism.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

pasteurize
    v 1: heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms;
         "pasteurize milk" [syn: pasteurize, pasteurise]