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bactofugation

bactofugation noun: a process of centrifugation where microorganisms such as bacteria are removed from milk.

Noun

bactofugation (uncountable)

  1. A process of centrifugation where microorganisms such as bacteria are removed from milk.
    • A report from NIZO in the Netherlands (23) reviews the manufacture of low fat cheese, low salt cheese and cheese-like products with vegetable fats, as well as the use of bactofugation in the treatment of cheese milk.1994 October, EJ Mann, “Low fat cheese”, in Dairy Industries International, volume 59, number 10, via EBSCOhost, →ISSN, page 21
    • Kari thinks bactofugation – a centrifugation process where microbes are ‘thrown out’ of the milk at high speed – is not necessary. This is because their milk is produced on dry feed.2003, Magnar Forbord, New Uses of an Agricultultural Product? – A case study of development in an industrial network, Trondheim: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, via National Library...

bactofugation meaning in Tamil

bactofugation in Tamil

இயந்திரத்தின் மூலம் பாக்டீரியா நீக்கம்

Examples of bactofugation in a sentence

  • The most common strategies adopted to prevent late blowing defects are bactofugation and microfiltration of milk, and the addition of nitrates or LSZ [4–6].2013 May, Milena Brasca, Stefano Morandi, Tiziana Silvetti, Veronica Rosi, Stefano Cattaneo, Luisa Pellegrino, “Different Analytical...
  • Bactofugation allows for the removal of 98–99% of anaerobic spores, 95% of aerobic spores, and 90–92% of lactobacilli.2023 November, Essam Hebishy, Oktay Yerlikaya, Jennifer Mahony, Asli Akpinar, Derya Saygili, “Microbiological aspects and challenges of...

Origin of bactofugation

bactofuge + -ation

Questions about bactofugation

What does bactofugation mean?
Bactofugation means a process of centrifugation where microorganisms such as bacteria are removed from milk.
What is bactofugation in Tamil?
Bactofugation in Tamil is இயந்திரத்தின் மூலம் பாக்டீரியா நீக்கம். See Bactofugation meaning in Tamil.
How do you use bactofugation in a sentence?
The most common strategies adopted to prevent late blowing defects are bactofugation and microfiltration of milk, and the addition of nitrates or LSZ [4–6].
What part of speech is bactofugation?
Bactofugation is a noun.

Words near bactofugation in the dictionary

  1. bactobolin
  2. bactobolins
  3. bactofection
  4. bactofilin
  5. bactofilins
  6. bactofugation
  7. Bacton
  8. bactopeptone
  9. bactopeptones
  10. bactophenol
  11. bactoprenol

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