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What is the process called for heating liquids to prevent spoiling by bacteria and other microorganisms?

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The process is called pasteurization, named after Louis Pasteur and other coworkers who discovered that spoilage organisms could be inactivated in wine by applying heat at temperatures below its boiling point
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Answer:

Pasteurization.

Step-by-step explanation:

Pasteurization may be defined as the process of destroying the pathogens by the heating above its normal temperature. Louis Pasteur was the founder of the pasteurization process.

The liquids are heated to prevent the spoiling by microorganisms and bacteria. The spoiled enzymes can also be inactivated by the process of the pasteurization.

Thus, the answer is pasteurization.

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