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Flemming

[flem-ing]
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noun
  1. Wal·ther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/, 1843–1905, German cell biologist.
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  • Commandant Flemming: There is therefore hope for British receipts?

  • I believe you consider yourself something of a wrestler, Flemming?

    Frank Merriwell's Races

    Burt L. Standish

  • He did not mind that Flemming and his friends regarded him with anger and scorn.

    Frank Merriwell's Races

    Burt L. Standish

  • Had not Flemming given me other cause, I should not have challenged him in such a manner.

    Frank Merriwell's Races

    Burt L. Standish

  • But Flemming could not break away, for he had not sufficient strength to do so.

    Frank Merriwell's Races

    Burt L. Standish

flemming in Medicine

Flemming

(flĕm′ĭng)Walther 1843-1915
  1. German biologist known for his research on cell division and on the splitting of chromosomes. He coined the term mitosis.
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