fleming
part of speech
proper noun (Fleming, Flemings — a surname; also an old word for a person from Flanders)
meaning for a pupil
1) Fleming is a family name. The most famous is Alexander Fleming, a Scottish scientist who discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic medicine, when he noticed mould killing germs on a dish. tree →
2) Ian Fleming was a British writer who wrote the James Bond spy stories. tree →
3) A Fleming is a person from Flanders, the Dutch-speaking north of Belgium. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science and history lessons Alexander Fleming's discovery is a famous story of noticing something by luck and studying it carefully; penicillin has saved millions of lives. In everyday life it is a surname. Phrases: Alexander Fleming, Fleming's discovery.
examples
- Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin. tree →
- Fleming noticed that mould had killed the bacteria on his dish. tree →
- Penicillin, found by Fleming, fights infections. tree →
- Ian Fleming wrote books about the spy James Bond. tree →
- Our neighbours are the Flemings at number 12. tree →
- The Flemings of Belgium speak Dutch. tree →
- Fleming's discovery started the age of antibiotics. tree →
note
Always a capital F. Related: Flemish (the language and adjective for Flanders). Myth: penicillin does not cure viruses like colds; antibiotics work against bacteria only.
In the corpora
- Toby's friend says Fleming found penicillin and saved everybody in like a day.
- Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, the first widely used antibiotic, in 1928.
Trees and pragmatics
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