See Also: sideswipe 1, noun(dictionary)
sideswipe 2, verb(dictionary)
sideswipe elbow fracture(medicine)
Fleming, Ian(dictionary)
Fleming(2)(dictionary)
Fleming(1)(dictionary)
Fleming, Victor(dictionary)
Fleming (as used in expressions)(encyclopedia)
Fleming, Sir Alexander(encyclopedia)
Fleming, Ian (Lancaster)(encyclopedia)

Fleming, Sir Alexander (oh) and sideswipe 1, noun (oh)


Fleming, Sir Alexander (oh)



(1881-1955) a British scientist who discovered penicillin, a substance that is used as a medicine to destroy bacteria (=very small living things related to plants, some of which cause disease)

sideswipe 1, noun (oh)



if you take a sideswipe at someone or something, you criticize them while you are talking about something different
::Sir Kenneth concluded with a sideswipe at his critics.