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Definition of Sir Alexander Fleming
1. Noun. Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sir Alexander Fleming
Literary usage of Sir Alexander Fleming
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12 by Janet Allen (1999)
"... O <> <x Q EC OQ EC O The value of ANTIBIOTICS became evident when Sir Alexander
FLEMING discovered penicillin in 1928. ..."
2. Wit and Wisdom: A Public Affairs Miscellany by Colin Bingham (1982)
"... his smallpox vaccination system; Joseph Lister, who did likewise with his
anti-septic treatment; and Sir Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin. ..."
3. Britain TM: Renewing Our Identity by Mark Leonard (1997)
"... the discovery of penicillin by Sir Alexander Fleming and the founding of
antiseptic surgery by Lord Lister in the nineteenth century, the discovery of ..."
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