Hodgkin

[ hodj-kin ]

noun

1. Sir Alan Lloyd, 1914–1998, English biophysicist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1963.
2. his cousin Dorothy Mary Crow·foot [kroh, -f, oo, t], 1910–94, English chemist: Nobel Prize 1964.

Hodgkin

/ ˈhɒdʒkɪn /

noun

1. HodgkinSir Alan Lloyd19141998MEnglishSCIENCE: physiologist Sir Alan Lloyd. 1914–98, English physiologist. With A. F. Huxley, he explained the conduction of nervous impulses in terms of the physical and chemical changes involved: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1963)
2. HodgkinDorothy Crowfoot19101994FEnglishSCIENCE: chemistSCIENCE: crystallographer Dorothy Crowfoot. 1910–94, English chemist and crystallographer, who determined the three-dimensional structure of insulin: Nobel prize for chemistry (1964)
3. HodgkinSir Howard1932MBritishARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Sir Howard. born 1932, British painter, noted for his brightly coloured semi-abstract works

Hodgkin

/ hŏj′kĭn /

1. British chemist who used x-ray techniques to determine the structure of several complex molecules, including penicillin (1942–45) and vitamin B 12 (1948–56). For this work she received the 1964 Nobel Prize for chemistry. She later used more advanced computing methods to analyze the structure of insulin.

Example Sentences

The 13th annual award also paid tribute to Scots-Canadian musician Martyn Bennett, who died from Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2005.

From BBC

Grit was released 15 months before his death from Hodgkin's Lymphoma at the age of 33.

From BBC

Then, barely a year later, my sister died of complications from Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

From Los Angeles Times

The latest studies involved ovarian and esophageal cancer and Hodgkin lymphoma.

From Seattle Times

A comparison of two chemotherapy regimens for advanced Hodgkin lymphoma found the less intensive treatment was more effective for the blood cancer and caused fewer side effects.

From Seattle Times