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Pasteur

DEFINITIONS OF: Pasteur

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n French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895)

Synonyms:
Louis Pasteur
Example of:
biologist, life scientist
(biology) a scientist who studies living organisms
chemist
a scientist who specializes in chemistry
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