Pasteurisation
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Origin
From the surname of its inventor, Louis Pasteur.
Full definition of pasteurisation
Noun
pasteurisation
(countable and uncountable; plural pasteurisations)- 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.