Search Result for "huxley":
Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (3)
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]
U.S. Gazetteer (1990):
Huxley, IA (city, FIPS 37920) Location: 41.89600 N, 93.60247 W Population (1990): 2047 (807 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50124 Huxley, TX (city, FIPS 35636) Location: 31.76224 N, 93.88738 W Population (1990): 335 (261 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
