Daltonian

adjective

Dal·​to·​ni·​an

(ˈ)dȯl¦tōnēən,

(ˈ)däl¦-

: of or relating to the English chemist Dalton, his theory of atoms, or his law of multiple proportions

Word History

Etymology

John Dalton †1844 English chemist and physicist + English -ian

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