단백질이나 고분자의 분자량을 나타낼 때 사용하는 단위로, 탄소-12 원자 질량의 12분의 1과 같다.
A unit of mass used to express atomic and molecular weights, equivalent to one-twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12.
예문:
"The molecular weight of this protein is 50,000 daltons."
"The dalton is a standard unit in biochemistry for measuring large molecules."