Fleming
Discovered penicillin by accident
Fleming refers to a native or inhabitant of Flanders, the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium, or to someone of Flemish descent.
The Flemings are distinguished from the French-speaking Walloons in Belgium's longstanding linguistic divide.
As a surname, Fleming indicates ancestral connection to Flanders: Ian Fleming created James Bond.
Masculine Greek-origin name
- penicillinFungus-derived infection fighter
- moldForm-giving container
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- staphylococciSpherical bacteria forming clusters
laboratory · microscope · culture dish · agar · colonies · antiseptics · Nobel Prize · bacteria
Bacteria-killing medication
- moldForm-giving container
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- staphylococciSpherical bacteria forming clusters
streptococci · antimicrobial · resistance · therapeutic · treatment · Chain · mass production · World War II
Alexander
Masculine Greek-origin name
- penicillinFungus-derived infection fighter
- moldForm-giving container
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
staphylococci · laboratory · microscope · culture dish · agar · colonies · antiseptics · Nobel Prize · bacteria · spores
antibiotic
Bacteria-killing medication
- moldForm-giving container
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
staphylococci · streptococci · antimicrobial · resistance · therapeutic · treatment · Chain · mass production · World War II · miracle drug
tartan
Patterned clan fabric
- HighlandsNamed elevated regions
- EdinburghScotland's seat of government
- GlasgowScotland's most populous city
kilt · bagpipes · clans · thistle · loch · whisky · haggis · heather · Caledonia · Scots
Ian
Scottish form of John
Victor · Renée · Rhonda · surname · given name · author · 007 · actress · journalist
- scientistsbiologist, Einstein, anthropologist, Darwin, chemist
- British WritersShakespeare, Dickens, Austen, Tolkien, Rowling
- Biology HistoryDarwin, Mendel, evolution, natural selection, cell theory
- microbiologybacteria, bacterium, microbe, microbes, microorganisms
- Boat BrandsHatteras, Hinckley, Viking, Bavaria, Bertram
- medical historyHippocrates, germ theory, bloodletting, Galen, four humors
- Alexander FlemingPenicillin's discoverer
- Ian Fleming
- Flemish cultureNorthern Belgian ethnic heritage