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dalton en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈdɔltən/ (US)
  • /ˈdɔːltən/ (UK)
  • /ˈdɒltən/ (UK)
  • /ˈdɑltən/ (cot-caught-merger)

Etymology

Named after the chemist John Dalton.

Meanings

  1. the atomic mass unit

Forms

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daltons Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

kilodalton · megadalton · gigadalton

Translations (4)

fi dalton (atomic mass unit) · pl dalton (atomic mass unit) · el ντάλτον (atomic mass unit) · hu dalton (atomic mass unit)

wikipedia: John Dalton