Found 2 items, similar to Dalton.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Dalton Dalton 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) [syn: John Dalton]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Dalton Microcrith \Mi`cro*crith"\, n. [Micro- + crith.] (Chem.) The weight of the half hydrogen molecule, or of the hydrogen atom, at one time taken as the standard in comparing the atomic weights of the elements; thus, an atom of oxygen weighs sixteen microcriths. This unit is no longer used, and has been replaced by the Dalton, which is of approximately the same value. See molecular weight and Crith. --J. P. Cooke. [1913 Webster +PJC] Dalton \Dalton\ n. John Dalton, scientist, born 1766, died 1844. Syn: John Dalton. [WordNet 1.5]