Fleming

¹

[flem-ing]

noun

1. a native of Flanders.

2. a Flemish-speaking Belgian.

Fleming

²

[flem-ing]

noun

1. Sir Alexander, 1881–1955, Scottish bacteriologist and physician: discoverer of penicillin 1928; Nobel Prize in Medicine 1945.

2. Ian (Lancaster), 1908–64, British writer of suspense novels.

3. Peggy (Gale), born 1948, U.S. figure skater.

Fleming

¹

/ ˈflɛmɪŋ /

noun

1. Sir Alexander . 1881–1955, Scottish bacteriologist: discovered lysozyme (1922) and penicillin (1928): shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine in 1945

2. Ian ( Lancaster ). 1908–64, English author of spy novels; creator of the secret agent James Bond

3. Sir John Ambrose . 1849–1945, English electrical engineer: invented the thermionic valve (1904)

4. Renée . born 1959, US operatic soprano and songwriter

Fleming

²

/ ˈflɛmɪŋ /

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Flanders or a Flemish-speaking Belgian Compare Walloon

Fleming

¹

1. Scottish 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

²

1. British 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fleming¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Middle Dutch Vlaeminc, equivalent to Vlaem- ( Flemish ) + -ing -ing ³; late Old English Flæming perhaps < Old Frisian

Word History and Origins

Origin of Fleming¹

C14: from Middle Dutch Vlaminc

Example Sentences

The studio eventually fired the employee involved, and founder Brian Fleming told journalist Stephen Totilo that "celebrating or making light of someone's murder is a deal-breaker for us", when asked about it.

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Dujarric confirmed that Watters issued a private apology to Melissa Fleming, the UN global communications chief, after the body lodged a complaint with Fox News about the remarks.

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"They don't have any consideration for the residents that live outside their red line around their property, they don't take the residents into consideration for flood risk or fire," says campaigner Marguerite Fleming.

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According to her plea deal, Sangha worked with Fleming, 55, of Hawthorne, to knowingly distribute ketamine to Perry.

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A month later, Perry reached out to an acquaintance, Erik Fleming, a former producer and drug counseling worker.

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