Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pasteurise

/ˈpæst͡ʃəɹaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pas-teurise
IPA: /ˈpæst͡ʃəɹaɪz/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

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

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Opolot liked his milk straight from the cow – pasteurising kills both the taste and the savour, he claimed – and hardly diluted."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: pasteuriser
Suffix: ise

Regional Pronunciation

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

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

pasteurises (present, singular) pasteurising (participle, present) pasteurised (participle, past) pasteurised (past) pasteurize (alternative)

Derived Forms

pasteurisable pasteurisation unpasteurised

Synonyms

pasteurize

Homonyms

pasteurize

Questions

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

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