HUXLEY

Huxley, Thomas Huxley, Thomas Henry Huxley

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

Huxley, Aldous Huxley, Aldous Leonard Huxley

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

Huxley, Andrew Huxley, Andrew Fielding Huxley

(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)

Source: WordNet® 3.1



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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