unpasteurised

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Definition of unpasteurised in English English dictionary

Relating to perishible food which has not been pasteurised, i.e. heat treatment to destroy heat sensitive vegetative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores

{s} not pasteurised, has not been sterilized through exposure to high temperatures (also unpasteurized)

Relating to perishible food which has not been pasteurised. i.e. heat treatment to destroy heat sensitive vegitative cells followed by immediate cooling to limit growth of the surviving cells and germination of spores

Hyphenation

un·pas·teur·ised

Etymology

() From the French scientist Louis Pasteur.