HUXLEY





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  1. [noun] 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: Huxley, Andrew Huxley, Andrew Fielding Huxley

  2. [noun] English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963)
    Synonyms: Huxley, Aldous Huxley, Aldous Leonard Huxley

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

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