(n.) Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of the family Oriolidae. They are usually conspicuously colored with yellow and black. The European or golden oriole (Oriolus galbula, or O. oriolus) has a very musical flutelike note.
(n.) In America, any one of several species of the genus Icterus, belonging to the family Icteridae. See Baltimore oriole, and Orchard oriole, under Orchard.
Example Sentences:
(1) The New York Yankees finally took care of the Baltimore Orioles, without even going into extra innings!
(2) Baltimore riots: schools to reopen and Orioles to play to empty stadium - live Read more “We can’t just leave this to the police,” Obama said.
(3) Hundreds packed into Girona’s Independence Square at a rally for leftwing pro-independence party Catalan Republican Left to hear leader Oriol Junqueras urging residents to support independence.
(4) Obama calls for lifting of Cuba embargo to 'bury the last remnant of the cold war' Read more Contests between American and Cuban sides are rare enough – it wasn’t until 1999 that the Baltimore Orioles became the first MLB team to play here since the revolution – but a chance to best a Florida team in front of the first US president here since 1928 raised the excitement to fever pitch.
(5) On his final day, he visited the island of Camino off the Maltese coast and saw more birds than he had all week – spotted flycatchers, hoopoes and golden oriole.
(6) The hit prompted an outpouring of adulation for the Yankees captain, from press and public, and also a rash of conspiracy theories considering the pitch delivered by the Oriole’s Evan Meek.
(7) The Baltimore Orioles completed a short two-game series sweep of the Yankees on Wednesday, stretching their lead over New York to eight games after the New York offense struggled yet again.
(8) The Nationals may have little choice but to lean on Nate McLouth, a former Pirates, Braves and Orioles outfielder, for whom they dropped $10.75m on over two years this past offseason for in for situations such as these - so far he's hitting .111.
(9) Oriol Romeu saves Southampton’s blushes against Aston Villa Read more Not since 1985 have Spurs gone this long without defeat but their new-found resilience was tested to the full by an Albion side buoyed by James McClean’s first goal for the club, the equaliser after Dele Alli’s opener.
(10) Oriol Romeu shot hard and low only for Gomes to save, a Virgil van Dijk pull-back from a Davis free-kick somehow evaded both a sliding Long and Mané, and the latter also shot wide after being teed up by Long.
(11) The New York Yankees were eliminated from playoff contention on Wednesday, wasting a three-run lead in a 9-5 loss to Nelson Cruz and the AL East champion Baltimore Orioles .
(12) Alex Rodriguez passed Willie Mays for fourth on the career home run list, connecting for No 661 Thursday night and helping the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 4-3.
(13) Why were the Orioles’ first- and second-basemen so close to their bags, rather than in position to intercept a signature slash into right field by Jeter?
(14) We know the Orioles in the east and the Angels in the west (most likely) are division champs.
(15) Meanwhile, the New York Yankees are beating the Red Sox 5-1, and the Rays are 3-0 up on the Orioles.
(16) The Baltimore Orioles legend Cal Ripken Jr, who in 2007 was inducted to the Baseball Hall of Fame with Gwynn , said on Facebook: “This is an extraordinarily sad day.
(17) It should be noted that Gio Gonzalez of the Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles infielder Danny Valencia, two more names that were previously linked to the Biogenesis of America wellness clinic, were not on the list today following MLB's investigation.
(18) Major League Baseball told the Guardian that the Orioles would be forced to play and settle the matter – if it needed settling.
(19) The Washington Nationals arrested a six-game losing sequence by defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-7, the Los Angeles Angels high-powered batting lineup clicked in an 8-3 win over the Oakland A's and the Kansas City Royals dealt another blow to the Baltimore Orioles ' AL East division ambitions with a 7-1 win.
(20) Beethoven incorporated snatches of the cuckoo, quail and nightingale in his Pastoral Symphony , while the 20th-centure French composer Oliver Messiaen went even further , using the sounds of species such as the golden oriole, woodlark, and even the harsh cries of the alpine chough in his musical works.
Triole
Definition:
(n.) Same as Triplet.
Example Sentences:
(1) To explore an early step, we synthesized 5 beta-cholest-7-ene-3 beta,6 alpha,14 alpha-triol in tritiated form.
(2) In 7 cases endothelial cells isolated from the LP zones were more resistant to Triol-induced injury, in 2 cases the differences were not significant.
(3) A monoclonal antibody, designated MAb-25-6, monospecific for cytochrome P-450(25) was, after coupling to Sepharose, able to bind to cytochrome P-450(25) and to immunoprecipitate the activity for 25-hydroxylation of 5 beta-cholestane-3 alpha,7 alpha,12 alpha-triol and vitamin D3 as well as that for 16 alpha-hydroxylation of testosterone when assayed in a reconstituted system.
(4) Two human lymphoblast cell lines, LICR-LON-HMy2 (HMy2 cells) and GM4672A cells, are moderately growth inhibited by dexamethasone (1,4-pregnadien-9-fluoro-16 alpha-methyl-11 beta, 17 alpha, 21-triol-3,20-dione) (Dex).
(5) The polymorphic behavior of three series of tris-homoacyl (C14:0, C16:0 and C18:0) cyclopentane-1,2,3-triol analogs of the natural saturated triglycerides has been studied using differential thermal analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction.
(6) Dexamethasone (1,4-pregnadiene-9-fluor-16alpha-methyl-11beta,17alpha,21-triol-3,20-dione), a potent synthetic glucocorticoid, stimulates mouse mammary tumor virus expression 10- to 20-fold in tissue culture cells.
(7) The basic compound is the 35-aminobacteriohopane-32,33,34-triol, from which the other two hopanoids are derived by introduction of a tryptophanyl or an ornithinyl moiety linked to the amino group at C-35 via an amide linkage.
(8) This preparation upon reconstitution with cytochrome P-450 reductase and microsomal lipid catalyzed the formation of three triols, 5 alpha-androstane-3 beta, 7 beta, 17 beta-triol, 5 alpha-androstane-3 beta, 6 alpha, 17 beta-triol, and 5 alpha-androstane-3 beta, 7 alpha, 17 beta-triol from 3 beta-diol in the ratio 1:7:3.
(9) Three cholesterol derivatives, each bearing two hydroxyl groups, were intermediate activators between cholesterol and cholestane triol.
(10) The triol was found to be very potent in lowering the levels of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase activity in Chinese hamster ovary cells.
(11) d-Catechin (alpha-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3,4-dihydro-2H-1-benzopyran-3,5,7-triol) is an important hepatotropic drug.
(12) Reduction of this mixture 1 with sodium aluminum bis-(methoxyethoxy)hydride furnished the 11 beta, 18, 21-triol 2a.
(13) (1) (2S,3R,4R,6R)-3,4-O-Carbonyl-7,7-dimethylenedithio-2,4,6-trimet hylnonane-1,3,4-triol, C15H26O4S2, M(r) = 334.49, triclinic, P1, a = 6.460 (2), b = 8.917 (3), c = 15.616 (5) A, alpha = 83.60 (3), beta = 83.41 (2), gamma = 89.52 (2) degrees, V = 888.0 (5) A3, Z = 2, Dx = 1.25 g cm-3, mu = 2.980 cm-1, lambda (Mo K alpha) = 0.7107 A, F(000) = 360, T = 298 K, R = 0.0465 for 1832 reflections [Fo greater than or equal to 4 sigma (Fo)].
(14) Presence of this new product represents the first example of testosterone conversion to 5 alpha-androstane-3 alpha,16 alpha,17 beta-triol and confirms our previous observation that 16 alpha-hydroxylation of 5 alpha-reduced androgens can occur in the rat testis.
(15) Exposure of cultured vascular endothelial cell monolayers to LDL enriched with Triol reduced EBF, measured as an increase in transendothelial albumin transfer, whereas cholesterol enrichment, like un-enriched LDL, had no effect on EBF.
(16) Minor metabolites of T-2 toxin in bile were identified as 3'-hydroxy HT-2 toxin (TC-3), 3'-hydroxy-7-hydroxy HT-2 toxin (TC-6), and the glucuronide form of T-2 triol (trace amount).
(17) A 3beta5alpha6beta-triol was not more inhibitory than a comparable 3beta,6beta-diol.
(18) In the other bacterial strains the diol was more mutagenic than the triol, the difference in potency being largest in strain TA 100 (2.5- to 10-fold, depending on the experimental conditions).
(19) The methyl ester of V (A or B) was treated with methyl magnesium iodidi in ether to provide the desired triol, VI (A and B).
(20) Radioactivities of each fraction in lipoproteins separated by thin layer chromatography showed that fractions containing cholestane-3 beta,5 alpha,6 beta-triol, 7 alpha- and 7 beta-hydroxycholesterol and 7-ketocholesterol were more selectively transported in VLDL, whereas most of the 25-hydroxycholesterol was present in LDL.