n.
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)
2.English writer
3.English biologist and a leading exponent of Darwin's theory of evolution (1825-1895)
Idiom of the Day
drive (something) home or drive home (something)
to make something clearly understood
The high price of gasoline drove home the necessity of driving less.