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Daltonian
Daltonian Dal*to"ni*an, n. One afflicted with color blindness.
Daltonism
Daltonism Dal"ton*ism, n. Inability to perceive or distinguish certain colors, esp. red; color blindness. It has various forms and degrees. So called from the chemist Dalton, who had this infirmity. --Nichol.
Law of Dalton
Multiple Mul"ti*ple, a. [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple, and multiply.] Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, parts. Law of multiple proportion (Chem.), the generalization that when the same elements unite in more than one proportion, forming two or more different compounds, the higher proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple multiplies of the lowest proportion, or the proportions are connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and oxygen unite in the proportions FeO, Fe2O3, Fe3O4, in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are simple multiplies of 1. Called also the Law of Dalton, from its discoverer. Multiple algebra, a branch of advanced mathematics that treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more unlike units. Multiple conjugation (Biol.), a coalescence of many cells (as where an indefinite number of am[oe]boid cells flow together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper and even fertilization may have been evolved. Multiple fruits. (Bot.) See Collective fruit, under Collective. Multiple star (Astron.), several stars in close proximity, which appear to form a single system.
Maltonic
Maltonic Mal*ton"ic, a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, maltose; specif., designating an acid called also gluconic or dextronic acid. See Gluconic.
maltonic acid
Gluconic Glu*con"ic, a. Pertaining to, or derived from, glucose. Gluconic acid (Chem.), an organic acid, obtained as a colorless, sirupy liquid, by the oxidation of glucose; -- called also maltonic acid, and dextronic acid.

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- Alton (/ˈɔːltən/ AWL-tən) is a city on the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois, United States, about 18 miles (29 km) north of St. Louis, Missouri...
- Alton Towers Resort (UK: /ˈɒltən/ OL-tən) (often shortened to Alton Towers) is a theme park and resort complex in Staffordshire, England, near the village...
- Alton Crawford Brown Jr. (born July 30, 1962) is an American television personality, food show presenter, food scientist, author, voice actor, and cinematographer...
- Alton Devon Mason (/ˈæltən/ AL-tən; born November 21, 1997) is an American model, actor and dancer. He is one of the world's few male supermodels and...
- Alton (/ˈɔːltən/ AWL-tən, UK also /ˈɒltən/ OL-tən) is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Alton Adams (1889–1987), first African-American...
- Pershing Wadlow (February 22, 1918 – July 15, 1940), also known as the Alton Giant and the Giant of Illinois, was an American man. He is the tallest...
- Alton Wayne Roberts (April 6, 1938 – September 11, 1999) was an American murderer and white supremacist. Roberts, a member of the White Knights of the...
- Alton (/ˈɔːltən/ AWL-tən, UK also /ˈɒltən/ OL-tən) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: David Alton, Baron Alton of Liverpool (born 1951)...
- Alton Lane is an American menswear company founded in 2009 by Colin Hunter and Peyton Jenkins, graduates of the University of Virginia. Alton Lane offers...