What does "pasteurian" mean?

Of or relating to Louis Pasteur (1822–1895), French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization.

Pasteurian

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Adjective

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Of or relating to Louis Pasteur (1822–1895), French chemist and microbiologist renowned for his discoveries of the principles of vaccination, microbial fermentation, and pasteurization. not-comparable

Adjective

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of or relating to Louis Pasteur or his experiments wordnet

Etymology

From Pasteur + -ian.

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