(n)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), Syn.Otto Loewi
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n. [ G. löss. ] (Geol.) A quaternary deposit, usually consisting of a fine yellowish earth, on the banks of the Rhine and other large rivers. [ 1913 Webster ]
pos>n. [ Named after the Swedish Zoologist, S. F. Löven, who discovered it. ] (Zool.) The peculiar larva of Polygordius. See Polygordius. [ 1913 Webster ]