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Dalton

dal·ton

UK/ˈdɒltən/ US/ˈdɔːltən/ fairly common

noun

1.

English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)

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From Old English dæl (“valley”) + tun (“settlement”). Equivalent to dale + town.

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