The Discovery Of Penicillin Eg Crossword Clue

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	99%	8		Exact Match!
	noun • an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury • anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause
	39%	9		Often used as an alternative to penicillin for those with penicillin allergies
	noun • a systemic antibacterial medicine (trade name Zithromax) that is prescribed to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body
	32%	15		Nobel laureate for his discovery of penicillin
	noun • British biochemist (born in Germany) who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1906-1979)

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