dalton

See also: Dalton

English

Etymology

Named after the chemist John Dalton.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔːltən/
• Rhymes: -ɔːltən
• Homophone: Dalton

Noun

dalton (plural daltons)

1. (physics) the atomic mass unit

Derived terms

• kilodalton
• megadalton
• gigadalton

Translations

atomic mass unit

• Finnish: dalton (fi)
• Greek: ντάλτον n (ntálton)
• Hungarian: dalton

See also

• Unified atomic mass unit on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Toland