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Svedberg Biochem.|ˈsvɛdbɜːg|
[The name of Theodor S. Svedberg (1884–1971), Swedish chemist.]
Also Svedberg unit. A unit of time equal to 10—13 second used in expressing sedimentation coefficients. Symbol S (S 4 d).
1942Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. XLIII. 176 The members of the conference..indicated a desire to honor Professor The Svedberg... It was unanimously decided:..to adopt, as a convenient practical unit for sedimentation constants, the Svedberg, to be denoted by the letter S and equal to 10—13 times the absolute units, which are in seconds. 1944Jrnl. Biol. Chem. CLII. 682 The average sedimentation constant of the iron hydroxide micelle was 150 Svedberg units. 1970Nature 5 Sept. 1068/2 One can comprehend but not condone the biologist's affection for units such as Å, the Svedberg and mmHg. 1976Sci. Amer. Aug. 63/1 It was the expected size (nine Svedberg units). |