n. An acute infectious disease characterized by pneumonia and blood infection.
prop. a. Of or pertaining to
n. [ Fr.
n. A process devised by Pasteur for preventing or checking fermentation in fluids, such as wines, milk, etc., by exposure to a temperature of 140° F., thus destroying the vitality of the contained microorganisms. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
n. One that Pasteurizes, specif. an apparatus for heating and agitating, fluid. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
(Biol.) An artificial nutrient fluid invented by Pasteur for the study of alcoholic fermentation, but used also for the cultivation of bacteria and other organisms. It contains all the elements of protoplasm, and was originally made of the ash of yeast, some ammonia compound, sugar, and water. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]