Vocabulary : Pasteur's fluid to Pastoral

Pasteur's fluid : 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 It contains all the elements of protoplasm, and was originally made of the ash of yeast, some ammonia compound, sugar, and water.
Pasticcio : A medley; an olio. ;; A work of art imitating directly the work of another artist, or of more artists than one. ;; A falsified work of art, as a vase or statue made up of parts of original works, with missing parts supplied.
Pasties : of Pasty
Pastil : Alt. of Pastille
Pastille : A small cone or mass made of paste of gum, benzoin, cinnamon, and other aromatics, -- used for fumigating or scenting the air of a room. ;; An aromatic or medicated lozenge; a troche. ;; See Pastel, a crayon.

Pastime : That which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably; sport; amusement; diversion. ;; To sport; to amuse one's self.
Pasting : of Paste
Pastor : A shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds. ;; A guardian; a keeper; specifically (Eccl.), a minister having the charge of a church and parish. ;; A species of starling (Pastor roseus), native of the plains of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Its head is crested and glossy greenish black, and its back is rosy. It feeds largely upon locusts.
Pastorage : The office, jurisdiction, or duty, of a pastor; pastorate.
Pastoral : Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life. ;; Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter. ;; A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyl; a bucolic. ;; A cantata relating to rural life; a composition for instruments characterized by simplicity and sweetness; a lyrical composition the subject of which is taken from rural life. ;; A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically, a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese; also (Prot. Epis. Ch.), a letter of the House of Bishops, to be read in each parish.

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