Hodgkin, Alan Hodgkin, Sir Alan Hodgkin, Alan Lloyd Hodgkin
(noun) English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (1914-1998)
Hodgkin, Dorothy Hodgkin, Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin
(noun) English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994)
Hodgkin, Thomas Hodgkin
(noun) English physician who first described Hodgkin’s disease (1798-1866)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
