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LOEWI
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• LOEWI (noun)
The noun LOEWI has 1 sense:
1. United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961)
Familiarity information: LOEWI used as a noun is very rare.
Sense 1
Meaning:
United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Loewi; Otto Loewi
Instance hypernyms:
pharmaceutical chemist; pharmacologist (someone trained in the science of drugs (their composition and uses and effects))
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