pasteurised

Thân thiện

Milk is stored in a pasteurised carton in the refrigerator.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Treated by pasteurization: Describes a liquid, especially milk, beer, or wine, that has been heated to a specific temperature for a set time to destroy harmful microorganisms and halt fermentation, thereby making it safer for consumption and extending its shelf life.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Most milk sold in supermarkets is pasteurised.
  • For the recipe, you will need one cup of pasteurised cream.
  • The health regulations require that all juice be pasteurised.

Advanced Usage

• "to be pasteurised": The common passive construction describing the treatment process.
  • The entire batch was pasteurised before being bottled.

Variants and Related Words

• Pasteurise (verb): The action of subjecting a substance to pasteurization.
  • They pasteurise the milk to ensure its safety.
• Pasteurization (noun): The process itself.
  • Pasteurization is a common food safety technique.

Synonyms

• Heat-treated: Treated with heat, though this is a broader term not exclusive to the specific pasteurization process.
• Sterilised: Treated to eliminate all microorganisms, which is a more intense process than pasteurisation.

Antonyms

• Raw: Not treated or processed, especially referring to milk or juice.
• Unpasteurised: Not subjected to pasteurization.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having been subjected to pasteurization in order to halt fermentation

Từ đồng nghĩa

• pasteurized