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pasteurisation

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

Equivalents

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

Pasteurism Pasteurization Pasteurizations Pasteurize Pasteurized pasteurizer

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