Okanagan

/ ˌəʊkəˈnɑːɡən /

noun

1. Also (US): Okanogan. a river in North America that flows south from Okanagan Lake in Canada into the Columbia River in NE Washington, US Length: about 483 km (300 miles)

2. Also: Okanogan.  Okinagan. a member of a North American Indian people living in the Okanagan River valley in British Columbia and Washington

3. Also: Okanogan.  Okinagan. the language of this people, belonging to the Salish family

Example Sentences

Scientists at UBC Okanagan have discovered how plants create mitraphylline, a rare natural substance with potential anti-cancer properties.

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"This is similar to finding the missing links in an assembly line," says Dr. Dang, UBC Okanagan Principal's Research Chair in Natural Products Biotechnology.

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"UBC Okanagan's mentorship and support made this possible, and I'm excited to keep growing as a researcher here in Canada."

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The project is the result of collaboration between Dr. Dang's lab at UBC Okanagan and Dr. Satya Nadakuduti's team at the University of Florida.

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"We are proud of this discovery coming from UBC Okanagan. Plants are fantastic natural chemists," she says.

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