SIR ALAN HODGKIN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (1914-1998)

Synonyms:

Alan Hodgkin; Alan Lloyd Hodgkin; Hodgkin; Sir Alan Hodgkin

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

physiologist (a biologist specializing in physiology)

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