pasteurisation

== English == === Alternative forms === pasteurization === Etymology === From French pasteurisation, from the surname of its inventor, Louis Pasteur. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === pasteurisation (countable and uncountable, plural pasteurisations) (British spelling) 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. ==== Related terms ==== pasteurise ==== Translations ==== == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pas.tœ.ʁi.za.sjɔ̃/ Rhymes: -ɔ̃ === Noun === pasteurisation f (plural pasteurisations) pasteurisation === Further reading === “pasteurisation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012