Hinton
[ hin-tn, -tuhn ]
/ ˈhɪn tn, -tən /
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noun
Christopher, Baron Hinton of Bankside, 1901–1983, British nuclear engineer.
William Augustus, 1883–1959, U.S. medical researcher and educator.
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