otto loewi

1. 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)

   SynonymsLoewi

   Broaderpharmacologist

Questions about otto loewi

What does otto loewi mean?

otto loewi means "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)".

What is another word for otto loewi?

Close synonyms include Loewi. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is otto loewi a common word?

otto loewi is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.