pasteurize
verb
pas·teur·ize
ˈpas-chə-ˌrīz 
ˈpas-tyə-
-tə-
ˈpas-tyə-
-tə-
pasteurized; pasteurizing
: to subject to pasteurization
pasteurizer
noun
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Further testing confirmed, however, that those viral fragments were inactive and couldn’t make anyone sick, leading the agency to declare milk and other dairy products safe to consume, as long as they’re pasteurized.
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 25 June 2024
Munster's lab in Montana has done work for years studying the ability of viruses to stay infectious in various conditions, including previous work pasteurizing pathogens in milk, like from an outbreak of coronaviruses in camels from Jordan.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 June 2024
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pasteurized dairy products remain safe to consume.
—Michael Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 June 2024
The studies so far conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration suggest pasteurized milk and dairy products are safe to eat and drink, as are fully cooked meat and eggs.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2024
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Brenda Goodman, CNN, 25 June 2024
Munster's lab in Montana has done work for years studying the ability of viruses to stay infectious in various conditions, including previous work pasteurizing pathogens in milk, like from an outbreak of coronaviruses in camels from Jordan.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 14 June 2024
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, pasteurized dairy products remain safe to consume.
—Michael Johnson, Twin Cities, 6 June 2024
The studies so far conducted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration suggest pasteurized milk and dairy products are safe to eat and drink, as are fully cooked meat and eggs.
—Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 18 June 2024
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pasteurize
verb
pas·teur·ize
ˈpas-chə-ˌrīz
ˈpas-tə-
ˈpas-tə-
pasteurized; pasteurizing
: to expose to pasteurization
pasteurizer
noun
Etymology
named for Louis Pasteur 1822–1895 French chemist
Medical Definition
pasteurize
transitive verb
pas·teur·ize
variants
also British pasteurise
pasteurized also British pasteurised; pasteurizing also British pasteurising
: to subject to pasteurization
pasteurizer
noun
also British pasteuriser
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