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Baltimore
1[bawl-tuh-mawr, -mohr]
noun
a black nymphalid butterfly, Melitaea phaeton, characterized by orange-red, yellow, and white markings, common in those areas of the northeastern U.S. where turtlehead, the food plant of its larvae, is found.
Baltimore
2[bawl-tuh-mawr, -mohr]
noun
David, born 1938, U.S. microbiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.
Lord. Sir George Calvert.
a seaport in N Maryland, on an estuary near the Chesapeake Bay.
Baltimore
1/ ˈɔːɪˌɔː /
noun
a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)
Baltimore
2/ ˈɔːɪˌɔː /
noun
David . born 1938, US molecular biologist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1975) for his discovery of reverse transcriptase
Lord . See Calvert
Baltimore
American microbiologist who discovered the enzyme reverse transcriptase, which is capable of passing information from RNA to DNA. Prior to this discovery, it was assumed that information could flow only from DNA to RNA. He won a 1975 Nobel Prize for his research into the connection between viruses and cancer.
Baltimore
Largest city in Maryland.
Word History and Origins
Origin of Baltimore1
Example Sentences
David Byrne came from Baltimore by way of Scotland, a socially awkward dabbler in conceptualist experiments with photography and a veteran of various mediocre cover bands.
The Angels just called up second baseman Christian Moore, who could make his major league debut Friday in Baltimore, and pitcher Sam Bachman.
On Thursday, Savage equated it to the Colts leaving Baltimore in Mayflower trucks over 40 years ago.
He was also shutout against the Baltimore Ravens in a “Monday Night Football” showcase in which he also dropped a crucial third-down pass.
Elway proclaimed his refusal to play for the Baltimore Colts after they drafted him first overall in 1983, leading to a trade to the Broncos.
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