Hopkins

[ hop-kinz ]
/ ˈhɒp kɪnz /

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for hopkins

Hopkins
/ (ˈhɒpkɪnz) /

noun

Sir Anthony. born 1937, Welsh actor: his films include Bounty (1984), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Shadowlands (1994), Nixon (1995), and Hannibal (2001)
Sir Frederick Gowland (ˈɡaʊlənd). 1861–1947, British biochemist, who pioneered research into what came to be called vitamins: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1929)
Gerard Manley. 1844–89, British poet and Jesuit priest, who experimented with sprung rhythm in his highly original poetry
Harry L (loyd). 1890–1946, US administrator. During World War II he was a personal aide to President Roosevelt and administered the lend-lease programme

Medical definitions for hopkins

Hopkins
[ hŏpkĭnz ]
Sir Frederick Gowland 1861-1947

British biochemist. He shared a 1929 Nobel Prize for discovery of growth-promoting vitamins.