Pas·teur (p s-tûr , pä-st r), Louis 1822-1895. French chemist who founded modern microbiology, invented the process of pasteurization, and developed vaccines for anthrax, rabies, and chicken cholera. Pas·teur i·an adj. |
Pasteur (French) [pastœr]
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(Biographies / Pasteur, Louis (1822-1895) M, French, SCIENCE: chemist, SCIENCE: bacteriologist) Louis (lwi). 1822-95, French chemist and bacteriologist. His discovery that the fermentation of milk and alcohol was caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization. He also devised methods of immunization against anthrax and rabies and pioneered stereochemistry
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| Noun | 1. |  Pasteur - French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895) |
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