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kilodalton

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

Noun

kilodalton (plural kilodaltons)

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

Synonyms of kilodalton

Forms of kilodalton

pluralkilodaltons

Origin of kilodalton

From kilo- + dalton.

Questions about kilodalton

What does kilodalton mean?
Kilodalton means an atomic mass unit equal to 1,000 daltons; usually used to describe the molecular weight of large molecules such as proteins.
What part of speech is kilodalton?
Kilodalton is a noun.
What is the plural of kilodalton?
The plural of kilodalton is kilodaltons.

Words near kilodalton in the dictionary

  1. kilocounts
  2. kilocurie
  3. kilocuries
  4. kilocycle
  5. kilocycles
  6. kilodalton
  7. kilodaltons
  8. kiloday
  9. kilodays
  10. kilodegree
  11. kilodegrees

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