Pasternak, Boris
Pasternak, Boris

Pasteur


Definition: Meaning of, Pasteur in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pæˈstɜː /

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  1. 1822-1895 french chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization
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    Louis Pasteur
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  • Louis Pasteur (noun)
    1. 1822-1895 french chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization
  • Pasteur, Louis
    1. (1822-95) a French SCIENTIST who established the study of MICROBIOLOGY (=the study of very small living things such as BACTERIA ), and proved that disease can be caused by GERM s . He also studied fermentation (= the process by which substances change chemically and become filled with gas by the action of BACTERIA), and invented the process of pasteurization . He also developed some VACCINE s (= substances that are put into people's bodies to protect them from diseases) .
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Pronunciation: ˈkrɒnəs;ˈkrəʊnəs
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in Greek MYTHOLOGY, a son of URANUS and one of the TITANS, who became ruler of the world until he was defeated by ZEUS . In Roman MYTHOLOGY his name is SATURN .
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