sir alexander fleming

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   Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955)

   SynonymsFlemingAlexander Fleming

   Broaderbacteriologist

Questions about sir alexander fleming

What does sir alexander fleming mean?

sir alexander fleming means "Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955)".

What is another word for sir alexander fleming?

Close synonyms include Fleming, Alexander Fleming. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sir alexander fleming a common word?

sir alexander fleming is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.