Complete Definition of "Dalton"

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English
Etymology
Habitational surname from Old English dæl "valley" + tun "settlement".
Proper noun
Dalton

  1. w:John Dalton|John Dalton, English chemist
  2. any of several place names in the north of England and in Scotland
  3. given name|male from the surname.

Noun
wikipedia
Dalton
#chemistry a former unit of atomic mass equivalent to 1/16 the mass of an oxygen atom; now replaced by the atomic mass unit (or dalton)

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