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Definition: Florey


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. British pathologist who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1898-1968).[Wordnet].
Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.		Top

"Florey" is a common misspelling or typo for: floret.

Date "Florey" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1875. (references)

Expressions	Definition
Combe Florey	Combe Florey is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated six miles north west of Taunton in the Taunton Deane district. The village has a population of 252. (references)
Howard Florey	British pathologist who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1898-1968). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Howard Florey Institute	The Howard Florey Institute, also known as the Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine, is a world renown Australian medical and research institute that undertakes clinical and applied research into treatments to combat brain and mind disorders and the cardiovascular system. The institute is based at the University of Melbourne and in 2005 employed 300 staff, including many scientists and postgraduate students from overseas. (references)
Sir Howard Walter Florey	British pathologist who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1898-1968). Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
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Florey may refer to several people:

Howard Walter Florey, Nobel Prize-winning Australian pharmacologist
- Electoral district of Florey, is a state electoral district in South Australia named after Florey.
Robert Florey, French screenwriter and film director

Florey may also refer to several places:

Florey, Australian Capital Territory, suburb of Canberra, Australia named after Howard Florey
Combe Florey, village in Somerset, England

Florey may also refer to several other topics:

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Florey". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Florey
Topics sorted by level of Interest	Level (1=low, 600=high)	Topics sorted Alphabetically	Level (1=low, 600=high)
Howard Florey, Baron Florey	12	Combe Florey	8
Electoral district of Florey	10	Electoral district of Florey	10
Combe Florey	8	Florey	2
Robert Florey	6	Florey Medal	4
Howard Florey Institute	6	Howard Florey, Baron Florey	12
Florey Medal	4	Howard Florey Institute	6
Lord Florey Student Prize	4	Lord Florey Student Prize	4
Florey	2	Robert Florey	6
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).