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                            pasteurization
                        
                                                
                        
                            pasteurisation
                        
                                                
                                                    
                
                    
                    Definition: partial sterilization of foods at a temperature that destroys harmful microorganisms without major changes in the chemistry of the food
Definition: 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.