Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Capable of surviving high temperatures, especially those of pasteurization. Used of a microorganism.
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- adjective of bacteria Capable of surviving the
pasteurisation process.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[thermo– + Latin dūrāre, to last; see deuə- in Indo-European roots + –ic.]
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