pasteur
nounHow to pronounce pasteur:
Definition of pasteur:
- pasteur (noun):
- noun. French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895).
Synonyms for pasteur:
louis pasteur
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- parole
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- parikh
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- parag
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- oysters
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- ownself
- owest
- outreach
- outlaw
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- outflow
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- outcry
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