Baltimore
1[ bawl-tuh-mawr, -mohr ]
/ ˈbɔl təˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr /
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.
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Definition for Baltimore (2 of 2)
Baltimore2
[ bawl-tuh-mawr, -mohr ]
/ ˈbɔl təˌmɔr, -ˌmoʊr /
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.
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British Dictionary definitions for Baltimore (1 of 2)
Baltimore1
/ (ˈbɔːltɪˌmɔː) /
noun
a port in N Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay. Pop: Pop: 628 670 (2003 est)
British Dictionary definitions for Baltimore (2 of 2)
Baltimore2
/ (ˈbɔːltɪˌmɔː) /
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 (def. 1)
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Medical definitions for Baltimore
Baltimore
[ bôl′tə-môr′ ]
American microbiologist. He shared a 1975 Nobel Prize for research on the interaction of tumor viruses and genetic material.
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Scientific definitions for Baltimore
Baltimore
[ bôl′tə-môr′ ]
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.
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Cultural definitions for Baltimore
notes for Baltimore
Named after Lord Baltimore, founder of the colony of Maryland. The city is a major industrial center and port.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
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