| Pasteurization (n.) A process devised by Pasteur for preventing or checking fermentation in fluids, such as wines, milk, etc., by exposure to a temperature of 140 F., thus destroying the vitality of the contained germs or ferments. Thesaurus Entries activity, allowance, antisepsis, artificial radioactivity, color, contamination, curiage, disinfection, disinfestation, extenuating circumstances, extenuation, extenuative, fallout, flash pasteurization, fumigation, gilding, gloss, half-life, hygenics, hygiene, mitigation, natural radioactivity, nuclear radiation, palliation, palliative, pasteurization, qualification, radiant energy, radiation, radioactive radiation, radioactivity, radiocarbon dating, radiolucency, radiopacity, radiosensibility, radiosensitivity, sanitation, saturation point, softening, specific activity, sterilization, varnish, whitewash, whitewashing |