megadalton

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noun

A unit equal to one million daltons.

OriginEnglish dalton ← Ancient Greek μέγᾰς (mégăs) ← Proto-Hellenic *mégas →
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Meanings

nounmegadalton (plural megadaltons)

plural megadaltons

  1. natural sciencesA unit equal to one million daltons.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*méǵh₂s
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mégas
  3. Ancient Greekμέγᾰς (mégăs)
  4. Englishmega-
  5. Englishdalton
  6. Englishmegadalton

From mega- + dalton.

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APA

megadalton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megadalton

MLA

“megadalton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megadalton. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “megadalton,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/megadalton.

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