Word: kilodaltons
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ki
lo
dal
tons
Definition: Plural of kilodalton. An atomic mass unit equal to 1, 000 daltons; usually used to describe the molecular weight of large molecules such as proteins.
Morphemes:
Affix: kilo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 1,000. Symbol: k
Etymology Compounds: Affix: χίλιοι
Language: grc
Decoded: khilioi
Meaning: one thousand
Affix: dalton
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: the atomic mass unit
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form regular plurals of nouns.