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pasteurizer

noun

  1. an apparatus for pasteurizing foodstuffs
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English pasteurize Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English pasteurizer From pasteurize + -er.

  1. A machine or device for pasteurizing something (e.g. milk).

    The small dairy maintained an industrial pasteurizer and provided home-delivered milk in a local distribution area.

  2. A person who pasteurizes.