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SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING
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• SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING (noun)
The noun SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING has 1 sense:
1. Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955)
Familiarity information: SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING used as a noun is very rare.
• SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Alexander Fleming; Fleming; Sir Alexander Fleming
Instance hypernyms:
bacteriologist (a biologist who studies bacteria)
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