| NOUN | person | Huxley, Andrew Huxley, Andrew Fielding Huxley | English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917) |
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| person | Huxley, Aldous Huxley, Aldous Leonard Huxley | English writer | |
| person | Huxley, Thomas Huxley, Thomas Henry Huxley | English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895) |
| Sounds | hhah'ksliy | |
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| Rhymes | ably ... zealously: 1543 rhymes with liy... | |
| Meaning | English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917). | |
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| Synonyms | Andrew Huxley, Andrew Fielding Huxley | |
| Instance of | physiologist | A biologist specializing in physiology |
| Spanish | Andrew Fielding Huxley, Andrew Huxley | |
| Catalan | Andrew Fielding Huxley, Andrew Huxley | |
| Meaning | English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963). | |
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| Synonyms | Aldous Huxley, Aldous Leonard Huxley | |
| Instance of | writer, author | Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) |
| Spanish | Aldous Huxley, Aldous Leonard Huxley | |
| Catalan | Aldous Huxley | |
| Meaning | English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895). | |
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| Synonyms | Thomas Huxley, Thomas Henry Huxley | |
| Instance of | biologist, life scientist | (biology) a scientist who studies living organisms |
| Spanish | Huxley, Thomas Henry Huxley, Thomas Huxley | |
| Catalan | Huxley, Thomas Henry Huxley, Thomas Huxley | |
| Adjectives | Huxleyan, Huxleian | of or relating to Thomas Huxley |
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