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Meaning: English physiologist who, with Alan Hodgkin, discovered the role of potassium and sodium ions in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1917) Classified under: Nouns denoting people Synonyms: Andrew Fielding Huxley; Andrew Huxley; Huxley Instance hypernyms: physiologist (a biologist specializing in physiology)
Meaning: English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963) Classified under: Nouns denoting people Synonyms: Aldous Huxley; Aldous Leonard Huxley; Huxley Instance hypernyms: author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Meaning: English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895) Classified under: Nouns denoting people Synonyms: Thomas Henry Huxley; Thomas Huxley; Huxley Instance hypernyms: biologist; life scientist ((biology) a scientist who studies living organisms)
"Forewarned is forearmed." (English proverb) "Who is lazy today, regrets it later." (Albanian proverb) "Little by little you fill the sink and drop by drop you fill the barrel." (Catalan proverb) "Lovers and lords want only to be alone together." (Corsican proverb)
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