huxley

Noun

• English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895)

• English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963)

• 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: 
  Huxley , Thomas Huxley , Thomas Henry Huxley , Aldous Huxley , Aldous Leonard Huxley , Andrew Huxley , Andrew Fielding Huxley