Bovet

[boh-vey, -vet]

noun

1. Daniel, 1907–92, Italian pharmacologist, born in Switzerland: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1957.

Bovet

/ bovɛ /

noun

1. Daniel . 1907–92, Italian pharmacologist, born in Switzerland, noted for his pioneering work on antihistamine drugs. Nobel prize for physiology or medicine 1957

Example Sentences

It comes with two timepieces -- "one for the lady and one for the gentleman" according to Rolls-Royce -- specially made by Switzerland's Bovet 1822, that can either be worn on the wrist or mounted on the dashboard to serve as a clock.

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Bovet, P. & Benhamou, S. Spatial analysis of animals’ movements using a correlated random walk model.

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“The name of our school is Bovet Community School,” shouted the principal, trying his best to raise his voice above the storm of noise.

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“You’re without doubt one of the best students Bovet has ever had,” he began.

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“This hunt is being conducted not by savages in the Amazon jungle, but in the capital of our country, by superficially respectable officials with $200,000 Bovet watches,” said the letter, which was published in the Russian tabloid Moskovsky Komsomolets.

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