kilodalton

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English

Etymology

From kilo- +‎ dalton.

Noun

kilodalton (plural kilodaltons)

  1. An atomic mass unit equal to 1,000 daltons; usually used to describe the molecular weight of large molecules such as proteins.
    Synonym: (abbreviation) kdalton