SIR ERNST BORIS CHAIN

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• SIR ERNST BORIS CHAIN (noun)
  The noun SIR ERNST BORIS CHAIN has 1 sense:

1. British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)

  Familiarity information: SIR ERNST BORIS CHAIN used as a noun is very rare.

• SIR ERNST BORIS CHAIN (noun)

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Meaning:

British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Chain; Ernst Boris Chain; Sir Ernst Boris Chain

Instance hypernyms:

biochemist (someone with special training in biochemistry)