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pasteurizing

pasteurizing is the present participle and gerund of pasteurize.

Meaning of pasteurize

Verb

pasteurize (third-person singular simple present pasteurizes, present participle pasteurizing, simple past and past participle pasteurized)

  1. (transitive) To heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts.

Questions about pasteurizing

What is pasteurizing the present participle and gerund of?
Pasteurizing is the present participle and gerund of pasteurize.

Words near pasteurizing in the dictionary

  1. pasteurize
  2. pasteurized
  3. pasteurizer
  4. pasteurizers
  5. pasteurizes
  6. pasteurizing
  7. pastey
  8. pasticceria
  9. pasticcerias
  10. pasticcerie
  11. pasticci

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