1. French chemist and biologist whose discovery that fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the process of pasteurization (1822-1895); [syn: Pasteur, Louis Pasteur]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Louis Pasteur
n 1: French chemist and biologist whose discovery that
fermentation is caused by microorganisms resulted in the
process of pasteurization (1822-1895) [syn: Pasteur,
Louis Pasteur]