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English noun: Huxley | |||
| 1. | Huxley (person) English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917) | ||
| Synonyms | Andrew Fielding Huxley, Andrew Huxley | ||
| Instance hypernym | physiologist | ||
| 2. | Huxley (person) English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963) | ||
| Synonyms | Aldous Huxley, Aldous Leonard Huxley | ||
| Instance hypernym | author, writer | ||
| 3. | Huxley (person) English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895) | ||
| Synonyms | Thomas Henry Huxley, Thomas Huxley | ||
| Instance hypernym | biologist, life scientist | ||
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