(名詞) 食物烹飪過程中的高溫殺菌處理。
引句：
Threatened with a federal shutdown, the pie maker, ConAgra Foods, began spot-checking the vegetables for pathogens, but could not find the culprit. It also tried cooking the vegetables at high temperatures, a strategy the industry calls a “kill step,” to wipe out any lingering microbes. But the vegetables turned to mush in the process.
—Michael Moss, " Food companies try, but can’t guarantee safety," The New York Times, May 14, 2009
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