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Fleming
1[flem-ing]
noun
a native of Flanders.
a Flemish-speaking Belgian.
Fleming
2[flem-ing]
noun
Sir Alexander, 1881–1955, Scottish bacteriologist and physician: discoverer of penicillin 1928; Nobel Prize in Medicine 1945.
Ian (Lancaster), 1908–64, British writer of suspense novels.
Peggy (Gale), born 1948, U.S. figure skater.
Fleming
1/ ˈڱɛɪŋ /
noun
Sir Alexander . 1881–1955, Scottish bacteriologist: discovered lysozyme (1922) and penicillin (1928): shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1945
Ian ( Lancaster ). 1908–64, English author of spy novels; creator of the secret agent James Bond
Sir John Ambrose . 1849–1945, English electrical engineer: invented the thermionic valve (1904)
é . born 1959, US operatic soprano and songwriter
Fleming
2/ ˈڱɛɪŋ /
noun
a native or inhabitant of Flanders or a Flemish-speaking Belgian Compare Walloon
Fleming
1Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin in 1928. The drug was developed and purified 11 years later by Howard Florey and Ernst Chain, with whom Fleming shared the 1945 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine. Fleming was also the first to administer typhoid vaccines to humans.
Fleming
2British physicist and electrical engineer who devised the first electron tube in 1904. His invention was essential to the development of radio, television, and early computer circuitry. Fleming also helped develop electric devices designed for large-scale use, such as the electric lamp.
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Fleming1
Example Sentences
Fleming pleaded guilty last August to one count of conspiracy to distribute ketamine and one count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death.
Opera’s “Renee Fleming and Friends” event took place on Saturday night.
Brandishing his weapons, he told PC Stephanie Fleming, who confronted him: "I'm fed up, I'm done."
The company also is moving forward with its Saturday “é Fleming and Friends” concert, scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
The concert “Renee Fleming and Friends” is on the calendar for Saturday.
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