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ERNST BORIS CHAIN
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• ERNST BORIS CHAIN (noun)
The noun ERNST BORIS CHAIN has 1 sense:
1. British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
Familiarity information: ERNST BORIS CHAIN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Chain; Ernst Boris Chain; Sir Ernst Boris Chain
Instance hypernyms:
biochemist (someone with special training in biochemistry)
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