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Dalton
noun 
  1. (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)
proper noun 
  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.
Etymology: 
  • Habitational surname from Old English díl "valley" + tun "settlement".


     

dalton
noun 
  1. the atomic mass unit
     
 
  

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