sterilizedmilk
nounUK /ˈsterəlaɪzd mɪlk/
US /ˈsterəlaɪzd mɪlk/
Milk that has been heated to kill germs so it stays good longer.
The campers drank sterilized milk from small cartons.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Milk treated with heat or chemicals to make it completely free of living microorganisms.
The laboratory used sterilized milk as a sterile growth medium.
3. Milk processed for safe storage without refrigeration before opening.
Sterilized milk can sit on a pantry shelf for months.
4. Milk that has been boiled or otherwise purified for infant feeding in settings without clean water.
Health workers distributed sterilized milk to families in the disaster zone.