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Huxley

 
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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: 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 Huxley, Andrew Fielding Huxley

Meaning #2: 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

Meaning #3: English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895)
  Synonyms: Thomas Huxley, Thomas Henry Huxley


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  • The Huxley family, a British family, with outstanding scientific, medical, artistic, and literary talent, including:
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