Meaning of DALTON

Pronunciation:			'doltn
WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
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	Synonyms:		John Dalton
	See Also:		chemist, physicist
Biology Dictionary
	Definition:		A unit of mass that equals the weight of a hydrogen atom, or 1.657 x 10-24 grams. Named for John Dalton, an early nineteenth century British chemist who proposed the atomic theory of matter.
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Glossary
	Definition:		A unit of measurement equal to the mass of a hydrogen atom, 1.67 x 10E-24 gram/L (Avogadro's number).
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