pasteurize

Questions about pasteurize

What does pasteurize mean?

pasteurize means "heat food in order to kill harmful microorganisms".

How many syllables are in pasteurize?

pasteurize has 3 syllables: pas-teu-rize. The stress falls on "pas". In IPA it is /ˈpæstʃɚˌaɪz/.

What is another word for pasteurize?

Close synonyms include pasteurise. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pasteurize a common word?

pasteurize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with pasteurize?

34 words rhyme with pasteurize. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.