Pasteur

/pæˈstɜːr/ proper noun

Definition

Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), the French chemist and microbiologist who revolutionized understanding of disease and food preservation.

Etymology

A French surname, now used to refer to the historical figure whose discoveries fundamentally changed medicine and food safety. Often used in terms like 'pasteurization' for heat-treating liquids.

Kelly Says

Pasteur's discovery that microbes cause disease revolutionized medicine—before him, people had no idea why wounds got infected, and his work literally saved millions of lives!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ፓስተር
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ARالعربية
باس دير
baas deyr
BNবাংলা
পাস্তুর
paastur
CACatalà
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CSČeština
Pasteur
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DADansk
Pasteur
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DEDeutsch
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ELΕλληνικά
Παστέρ
pas-ter
ESEspañol
Pasteur
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FAفارسی
پاستور
paas-toor
FISuomi
Pasteur
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FRFrançais
Pasteur
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GUGU
પેસ્ટર
pes-ter
HAHA
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HEעברית
פסטר
paas-ter
HIहिन्दी
पास्तूर
paastuur
HUMagyar
Pasteur
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IDBahasa Indonesia
Pasteur
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IGIG
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ITItaliano
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JA日本語
パスツール
pasu-ru
KKKK
Пастеур
Paster
KMKM
បាស្ទ័រ
baas-ter
KO한국어
파스퇴르
pasuteureu
MRMR
पेस्टर
pes-ter
MSBahasa Melayu
Pasteur
pah-stewr
MYမြန်မာ
ပေါစတာ
pa-sta
NLNederlands
Pasteur
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NONorsk
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PAPA
ਪੈਸਟਰ
pais-ter
PLPolski
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PTPortuguês
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RORomână
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RUРусский
Пастер
Paster
SVSvenska
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SWKiswahili
Pasteur
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TAதமிழ்
பாஸ்டர்
paas-ter
TEతెలుగు
పాస్టర్
paas-ter
THไทย
ปาสเตอร์
paas-ter
TLTL
Pasteur
pah-stewr
TRTürkçe
Pasteur
pa-stewr
UKУкраїнська
Пастер
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URاردو
pasteur
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VITiếng Việt
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YOYO
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ZH中文
巴斯德
bā sī dé
ZUZU
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