DALTON

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Meaning:

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)

Synonyms:

Dalton; John Dalton

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Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

chemist (a scientist who specializes in chemistry)

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

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