Baltimore

¹

[bawl-tuh-mawr, -mohr]

noun

1. 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

1. David, born 1938, U.S. microbiologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1975.

2. Lord. Sir George Calvert.

3. a seaport in N Maryland, on an estuary near the Chesapeake Bay.

Baltimore

¹

/ ˈbɔːltɪˌmɔː /

noun

1. a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)

Baltimore

²

/ ˈbɔːltɪˌmɔː /

noun

1. David . born 1938, US molecular biologist: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1975) for his discovery of reverse transcriptase

2. Lord . See Calvert

Baltimore

1. 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

1. Largest city in Maryland.

Named after Lord Baltimore, founder of the colony of Maryland. The city is a major industrial center and port.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Baltimore¹

Baltimore oriole

Example Sentences

The Rams play at the Baltimore Ravens, coming off a 44-10 collapse to Houston.

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It’s the start of an extended road trip that will see the Rams remain in Baltimore to prepare for their Oct.

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Gary Klein breaks down what to expect from the Rams as they prepare to face the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday before flying to London ahead of their Week 7 contest against the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Before these playoffs there was a lot of talk about the Dodgers’ late-season struggles that were symbolized by that blown no-hitter in Baltimore.

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“Multiple” incidents occurred at one intersection in Joppa, Md., about 20 miles northeast of Baltimore.

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