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n.
See atomic mass unit.

[After John DALTON.]


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[Etymology: J. Dalton; UK 1766-1844] mass. Symbol D. Identically the atomic mass unit, used mainly for biochemical molecular weights, expressed typically in kilodaltons. See also mole.

 
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Dalton, city (1990 pop. 21,761), seat of Whitfield co., extreme NW Ga., in the Appalachian valley; inc. 1847. It is a highly industrialized city in a farm area. Its large tufted-textile industry was begun in the late 1800s and still remains important; the city is the center of the U.S. carpet industry. In the Civil War, Dalton (Confederate headquarters after the Chattanooga campaign) fell to Gen. Sherman in the Atlanta campaign (1864). The Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park is nearby, as is a state park.

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An arbitrary unit of mass, being one-twelfth the mass of the nuclide of carbon-12, equivalent to 1.657 × 10−24 g. Called also atomic mass unit.

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For people with the surname 'Dalton', see Dalton (surname).

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See also: Dalton Township

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  • The Dalton Gang, brotherhood of outlaws in the American Old West
  • Jesse and Festus, once known as The Daltons, a professional wrestling tag team made up of Jesse Dalton and Festus Dalton

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