pasteurize

verb

pas·​teur·​ize ˈpas-chə-ˌrīz  ˈpas-tyə-  -tə- 

pasteurized; pasteurizing

transitive verb

: to subject to pasteurization

pasteurizer noun

Examples of pasteurize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Also, milk is pasteurized, so if an infected cow’s milk were to get into the system, the virus would be killed. —Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024

There’s no risk of people accidentally getting bird flu from consuming cow’s milk or other dairy products, so long as it’s pasteurized, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said. —Julia Landwehr, Health, 4 Apr. 2024

Because milk products are pasteurized, there is no concern about the safety of the commercial milk supply, according to the USDA. —Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 3 Apr. 2024

All milk sold across state lines must be pasteurized by law, but unpasteurized milk is legal in dozens of states, and raw milk and cheese are common at many farmers’ markets. —Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2024

Milk purchased in stores is required to be pasteurized and is safe to drink, officials said. —Li Cohen, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024

Raw milk is milk from cows or other animals that has not been pasteurized. —Carma Hassan, CNN, 16 Feb. 2024

The milk is pasteurized and homogenized five days a week. —Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 12 Feb. 2024

Contamination possibilities range from drinking a glass of raw milk that hasn’t been pasteurized to eating a lettuce leaf that was exposed to the bacteria during kitchen prep. —Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 11 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Louis Pasteur

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

pasteurize

verb

pas·​teur·​ize ˈpas-chə-ˌrīz  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

ˈpas-chə-ˌrīz  ˈpas-tə- 

pasteurized also British pasteurised; pasteurizing also British pasteurising

: to subject to pasteurization

pasteurizer noun

also British pasteuriser