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pasteurize

/ˈpæst͡ʃəɹaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables
pas-teur-ize
IPA
/ˈpæst͡ʃəɹaɪz/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Borrowed from French pasteuriser. From Louis Pasteur, the inventor of the process, + -ize.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpæst͡ʃəɹaɪz/
  • British English: /ˈpɑːstʃəɹaɪz/

Usage

Inflected Forms

pasteurizes (present, singular) pasteurizing (participle, present) pasteurized (participle, past) pasteurized (past) pasteurise (alternative)

Derived Forms

nonpasteurized pasteurizable pasteurizer radiopasteurize repasteurize ultrapasteurized underpasteurized unpasteurized

Synonyms

pasteurise

Homonyms

pasteurise

Questions

How do you pronounce pasteurize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpæst͡ʃəɹaɪz/.
What does pasteurize mean?
To heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts.
Where does pasteurize come from?
It is traced to French.

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