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thermize

thermize verb: to treat (a food product) using thermization (a method of sanitizing raw milk which uses temperatures lower than those used in pasteurization).

Verb

thermize (third-person singular simple present thermizes, present participle thermizing, simple past and past participle thermized)

  1. (transitive) To treat (a food product) using thermization (a method of sanitizing raw milk which uses temperatures lower than those used in pasteurization).

Forms of thermize

third-person singular presentthermizes
present participlethermizing
past participlethermized
pastthermized
alternative formthermise

Origin of thermize

From therm- + -ize.

Questions about thermize

What does thermize mean?
Thermize means to treat (a food product) using thermization (a method of sanitizing raw milk which uses temperatures lower than those used in pasteurization).
What part of speech is thermize?
Thermize is a verb.
What is the past tense of thermize?
The past tense of thermize is thermized.

Words near thermize in the dictionary

  1. thermite
  2. thermite reaction
  3. thermite reactions
  4. thermites
  5. thermization
  6. thermize
  7. thermized
  8. thermizes
  9. thermizing
  10. thermo
  11. thermo-

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