Dalton vs. Kilodalton

Daltonnoun

(physics) the atomic mass unit

Daltonnoun

John Dalton, scientist, born 1766, died 1844.

Daltonnoun

a unit of mass, approximately 1.66 x 10-24 grams; - it is approximately equal to the mass of one hydrogen atom, but the exact value differs slightly as used in physics and chemistry. It is used mostly to describe the size of proteins and nucleic acids in biochemistry.

Daltonnoun

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)

Daltonnoun

a unit used in expressing the molecular weight of proteins, equivalent to atomic mass unit.

Kilodaltonnoun

An atomic mass unit equal to 1,000 daltons; usually used to describe the molecular weight of large molecules such as proteins.