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ALEXANDER FLEMING

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• ALEXANDER FLEMING (noun)
The noun ALEXANDER FLEMING has 1 sense:

1. English bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955)

Familiarity information: ALEXANDER FLEMING used as a noun is very rare.

• ALEXANDER FLEMING (noun)

Sense 1

Alexander Fleming ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

English bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Alexander Fleming; Sir Alexander Fleming; Fleming

Instance hypernyms:

bacteriologist (a biologist who studies bacteria)

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