noun
raw milk; unpasteurized milk
Refers to milk that has not been heat-treated or pasteurized. Common in food safety and dairy industry contexts.
生乳は加熱殺菌されていない牛乳です。
Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized.
この工場では毎日大量の生乳を処理している。
This factory processes large quantities of raw milk every day.
Compound of 生 (raw, unprocessed) and 乳 (milk). The reading せいにゅう follows standard on'yomi for both characters.