dal|ton

dal|ton
dal|ton «DL tuhn», noun.
a unit of mass in biochemistry, equal to the mass of a single hydrogen atom.
[< John Dalton, 1766-1844, an English chemist and physicist]

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  • dal|ton|ism — or dal|ton|ism «DL tuh nihz uhm», noun. color blindness, especially the inability to distinguish red from green. ╂[< French daltonisme < John Dalton, 1766 1844, an English chemist and physicist, who first described color blindness] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dal|ton|ism — or dal|ton|ism «DL tuh nihz uhm», noun. color blindness, especially the inability to distinguish red from green. ╂[< French daltonisme < John Dalton, 1766 1844, an English chemist and physicist, who first described color blindness] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dal|ton Plan — «DL tuhn», a method of individual instruction in public schools in which students work at their own rate. ╂[< Dalton, Massachusetts, High School, where it was first used] …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dal|ton's law — «DL tuhnz», the law that in a mixture of gases which do not enter into chemical reaction but are in equilibrium, the total pressure is the same as the sum of the pressures which would be exerted by each individually if the others were not present …   Useful english dictionary

  • Dal|ton|ist — «DL tuh nihst», noun. a color blind person …   Useful english dictionary

  • dal — acau·dal; achor·dal; adult·i·ci·dal; al·lan·toi·dal; am·a·roi·dal; ame·bi·ci·dal; amyg·da·loi·dal; an·thro·poi·dal; an·ti·pe·dal; an·tip·o·dal·ly; aph·o·dal; ap·si·dal; ar·ach·noi·dal; aren·dal·ite; as·ter·oi·dal; bar·me·ci·dal; bot·ry·oi·dal;… …   English syllables

  • ton — abur·ton; ac·e·ton·ate; ac·e·ton·emia; ac·e·ton·ic; ac·e·ton·uria; ac·e·ton·yl; ac·e·ton·yl·ac·e·tone; ac·e·ton·yl·i·dene; ace·tyl·ac·e·ton·ate; ac·ton; al·cap·ton; al·kap·ton; al·kap·ton·u·ria; al·las·so·ton·ic; an·a·glyp·ton;… …   English syllables

  • Gilles Dal — est un écrivain et historien belge né en 1975. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Bibliographie 3 Articles 4 Références …   Wikipédia en Français

  • dalton — dal·ton …   English syllables

  • Dalton — Dal•ton [[t]ˈdɔl tn[/t]] n. big John, 1766–1844, English chemist and physicist Dal•to′ni•an ˈtoʊ ni ən adj …   From formal English to slang

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