Sterilize vs Pasteurize - What's the difference?
sterilize | pasteurize |
To deprive a male or female the ability to procreate.
To make unable to produce. To make unprofitable.
(biology) To kill, deactivate (denature), or destroy (break apart) all living, viable microorganisms and spores that would be on a surface, in a fluid, or contained in a compound, such as culture media or a medical product.
To heat food for the purpose of killing harmful organisms such as bacteria, viruses, protozoa, molds, and yeasts.