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Loewi

American  
[loh-ee, -vee] / ˈloʊ i, ˈlœ vi /

noun

  1. Otto 1873–1961, German pharmacologist in the U.S.: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1936.


Loewi British  
/ ˈləʊɪ /

noun

  1. Otto. 1873–1961, US pharmacologist, born in Germany. He shared a Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1936) with Dale for their work on the chemical transmission of nerve impulses

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Loewi Scientific  
/ lĕvē /
  1. German pharmacologist who, with Sir Henry Dale, investigated the chemical transmissions of nerve impulses. For this work they shared the 1936 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine.


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The child of restaurateurs in northeast Thailand’s Loei province, Chef Klongklaeo’s earliest memories revolved around the restaurant, where, as a child, he would make steamed rice each day before going to school.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2023

"No matter which land he's in, wherever he goes, I love only Thaksin and always have," said Boonying Pim-Makaed, from the northeastern province of Loei.

From Reuters • Aug. 22, 2023

Phra Winai, who has been ordained for 24 years, said he traveled to Uthai Sawan from nearby Loei Province to see if he could help the monks out.

From New York Times • Oct. 8, 2022

Dan Pride, I.C.E.M Evacuation Officer Ampur Loei As we heard the news, my parents were crying.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2011

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