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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

1. Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964);
[syn: Haldane, J. B. S. Haldane, John Burdon Sanderson Haldane]

2. Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936);
[syn: Haldane, John Haldane, John Scott Haldane]

3. Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937);
[syn: Haldane, Elizabeth Haldane, Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane]

4. Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928);
[syn: Haldane, Richard Haldane, Richard Burdon Haldane, First Viscount Haldane of Cloan]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Haldane n 1: Scottish geneticist (son of John Haldane) who contributed to the development of population genetics; a popularizer of science and a Marxist (1892-1964) [syn: Haldane, J. B. S. Haldane, John Burdon Sanderson Haldane] 2: Scottish physiologist and brother of Richard Haldane and Elizabeth Haldane; noted for research into industrial diseases (1860-1936) [syn: Haldane, John Haldane, John Scott Haldane] 3: Scottish writer and sister of Richard Haldane and John Haldane (1862-1937) [syn: Haldane, Elizabeth Haldane, Elizabeth Sanderson Haldane] 4: Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928) [syn: Haldane, Richard Haldane, Richard Burdon Haldane, First Viscount Haldane of Cloan]