dalton

See also: Dalton

English

Etymology

Named after the chemist John Dalton.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɒltən/, /ˈdɔːltən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈdɔltən/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑltən/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɒltən, -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