noun
French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895)
• Syn: ↑Pasteur
• Derivationally related forms: ↑Pasteurian (for: ↑Pasteur), ↑pasteurize (for: ↑Pasteur), ↑pasteurise (for: ↑Pasteur)
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑chemist, ↑biologist, ↑life scientist
Useful english dictionary. 2012.