Definition of Sir alexander fleming

1. Noun. Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955).

Exact synonyms: Alexander Fleming, Fleming
Generic synonyms: Bacteriologist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sir Alexander Fleming

Siouan language
Sioux
Sioux City
Sioux Falls
Sipah-e-Sahaba
Siphona irritans
Siphonaptera
Sippar
Sipple
Sipple's syndrome
Sippy
Sipuncula
Siqueiros
Sir Alan Lloyd Hodgkin
Sir Alec Guinness
Sir Alexander Fleming
Sir Alexander Korda
Sir Alexander Mackenzie
Sir Alexander Robertus Todd
Sir Alfred Charles Bernard Lovell
Sir Alfred Hitchcock
Sir Angus Wilson
Sir Anthony Hopkins
Sir Anthony Philip Hopkins
Sir Anthony Vandyke
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur John Evans
Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington
Sir Arthur Sullivan
Sir Arthur Travers Harris

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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