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Mandarin · pinyin Dào ěr dùn

Dalton (name)
John Dalton (1766-1844), British scientist who contributed to atomic theory

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道: dào · path, road, street; method, way
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尔: ěr · you; that, those; final particle
顿: dùn · pause, stop; bow, kowtow; arrange

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Dalton

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(chemistry) dalton (atomic mass unit)

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