These inherent characteristics also create a hostile environment for. pathogens (25). This review of scientific information on pathogen death and growth in cheeses at various storage. temperatures will determine parameters necessary to ensure safety of cheeses in the marketplace.
(Ä­m-pÅ­lâ²sÄ­v) adj. 1. Inclined to act on impulse rather than thought. 2. Motivated by or resulting from impulse: such impulsive acts as hugging strangers; impulsive generosity. 3. Having force or power to impel or incite; forceful.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive(adj) offensive to the mind. an abhorrent deed; the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee; morally repugnant customs; repulsive behavior; the most repulsive character in recent novels.