PASTEURIZATION


Meaning of PASTEURIZATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpas-chə-rə-ˈzā-shən, ˌpas-tyə-, -tə- ]

noun

Date: 1886

1. : partial sterilization of a substance and especially a liquid (as milk) at a temperature and for a period of exposure that destroys objectionable organisms without major chemical alteration of the substance

2. : irradiation of food products

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.