Huxley - Definition
huxley
n 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) [syn: Huxley, Andrew
Huxley, Andrew Fielding Huxley]
2: English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered
mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled
utopia (1894-1963) [syn: Huxley, Aldous Huxley, Aldous
Leonard Huxley]
3: English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory
of evolution (1825-1895) [syn: Huxley, Thomas Huxley,
Thomas Henry Huxley]