pasteurizer
/ˈpæstʃəraɪzər/
noun
- A machine or device used to heat a liquid, especially milk or juice, to a specific temperature for a set time in order to kill harmful bacteria without changing the taste or quality.
- Before the invention of the pasteurizer, people often got sick from drinking raw milk.
- The dairy installed a new pasteurizer to process thousands of gallons of milk each day.
- The technician cleaned the pasteurizer thoroughly after each batch of orange juice.
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