Belmonte

[ bel-mawn-te ]

noun

1. Juan [hwahn], 1893–1962, Spanish matador.

Example Sentences

Belmonte has been fascinated with the first sparks of life—what scientists call “embryogenesis,” or how embryos develop—his entire career.

From Time

Belmonte’s lab occupies a corner of the more than 411,000-square-foot Institute.

From Time

Belmonte, a professor in the gene expression laboratory at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and well-respected for his work in embryo development, is very clear about why he pursued the experiment, and where he hopes it will lead.

From Time

Led by Juan Carlos Izpisua Belmonte, the study represents the culmination of decades of work in understanding early embryo development in non-human species, which Belmonte hopes will now apply to humans.

From Time

The evolutionary closeness between primates and humans makes this possible—Belmonte previously tried similar experiments with human and pig embryos, and failed.

From Time

He lingered on through the month, coming every day to Belmonte.

From Project Gutenberg

While she sat there, the people at Belmonte were beginning to take leave.

From Project Gutenberg

But before two weeks, had passed they were again at Belmonte.

From Project Gutenberg

But his most faithful and devoted friend was young Luis de Belmonte Bermudez.

From Project Gutenberg

Everything here is associated with Alan; he liked Belmonte so much.

From Project Gutenberg