hodgkin | ||
1. | [ noun ] (chemistry,crystallography) English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994) | |
Synonyms: | dorothy_hodgkin dorothy_mary_crowfoot_hodgkin dorothy_crowfoot_hodgkin | |
Related terms: | chemist | |
2. | [ noun ] (medicine,work) English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866) | |
Synonyms: | thomas_hodgkin | |
Related terms: | doctor | |
3. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 31828 | |
4. | [ noun ] (biology,physiology) English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (born in 1914) | |
Synonyms: | sir_alan_lloyd_hodgkin alan_hodgkin | |
Related terms: | physiologist | |
Similar spelling: |
Hodgkins Hodgkinson Hodgin Hodgins Hodgson hoatzin |