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ALAN HODGKIN
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• ALAN HODGKIN (noun)
The noun ALAN HODGKIN has 1 sense:
1. English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (1914-1998)
Familiarity information: ALAN HODGKIN used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
English physiologist who, with Andrew Huxley, discovered the role of potassium and sodium atoms in the transmission of the nerve impulse (1914-1998)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Alan Hodgkin; Alan Lloyd Hodgkin; Hodgkin; Sir Alan Hodgkin
Instance hypernyms:
physiologist (a biologist specializing in physiology)
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