Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: hodgkin
IPA transcription: [h'ɑdʒkɪn]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Hodgkin, Alan_Hodgkin, Sir_Alan_Hodgkin, Alan_Lloyd_Hodgkin
    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: Hodgkin, Dorothy_Hodgkin, Dorothy_Mary_Crowfoot_Hodgkin
    Meaning: English chemist (born in Egypt) who used crystallography to study the structure of organic compounds (1910-1994)
  • Synonyms: Hodgkin, Thomas_Hodgkin
    Meaning: English physician who first described Hodgkin's disease (1798-1866)
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