Daltonian
Americanadjective
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of John Dalton or his atomic theory.
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of or relating to daltonism.
Etymology
Origin of Daltonian
Example Sentences
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He is the daddy, by the way, of another famous Daltonian blond: newswoman Deborah Norville is his little girl.
From Time Magazine Archive
Sample Daltonian obituary: ''Mrs. Kellog spent her life in the strictly conservative activities of a typical village matron.
From Time Magazine Archive
One such is the Daltonian, of Dalton, Pa. whose Editor Thomas A. Curtis sandwiches philippics against the capitalist system between advertisements for Chevrolets, insurance, typewriters.
From Time Magazine Archive
What is undeniable is that the Daltonian atom has within a century of its acceptance as a fundamental reality suffered disruption.
From Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" by Engels, Friedrich
For, let it be clearly understood, the Daltonian atom is not precisely comparable with the atom of Democritus.
From A History of Science — Volume 1 by Williams, Edward Huntington
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