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Meaning of pasteurisation | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Heat-treatment of a perishable food to destroy heat-sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores.

UK, countable, uncountable

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Examples

“Lorries collect the milk from the various outlying farms, whence it is taken to the district distribution centre to undergo pasteurisation.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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