huxley meaning and definition

HUXLEY noun

Definition of Huxley (noun)

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)
   • synonyms: Andrew Fielding Huxley, Andrew Huxley
2. English writer; grandson of Thomas Huxley who is remembered mainly for his depiction of a scientifically controlled utopia (1894-1963)
   • synonyms: Aldous Huxley, Aldous Leonard Huxley
3. English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895)
   • synonyms: Thomas Henry Huxley, Thomas Huxley