kilodalton
English
Etymology
From
kilo-
+
dalton
.
Noun
kilodalton
(
plural
kilodaltons
)
An
atomic mass
unit
equal to 1,000
daltons
; usually used to describe the
molecular weight
of large molecules such as
proteins
.
Synonyms:
(
abbreviation
)
kdalton
,
kDa