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UHT
adjective [before noun] /ˌjuː.eɪtʃˈtiː/ UKDefinition
› abbreviation for ultra heat treated: describes milk that has been heated to a very high temperature so that it will last for a long time if it is kept in a container that has not been opened, or a product made from this: UHT milk/creamDairy products and eggs UHT
noun [U] › a pint of UHTDairy products and eggs
(Definition of UHT adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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