SIR HOWARD WALTER FLOREY

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Meaning:

British pathologist who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1898-1968)

Synonyms:

Florey; Howard Florey; Sir Howard Walter Florey

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

diagnostician; pathologist (a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis)

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