Svedberg
/ˈsvɛdbəːɡ
/(also Svedberg unit , abbreviation S)
noun Biochemistry
A unit of time equal to 10−13 seconds, used in expressing sedimentation coefficients.Throughout the time course the dominant species was PLY monomer with s 20, w = 3.42 Svedbergs.
Origin
1940s: named after Theodor S. Svedberg (1884–1971), Swedish chemist.