picogram

picogram

See also: pico-gram

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Proto-Celtic *bekkos
Gaulish *bekkosbor.?
Latin beccus
Old Spanish bico
Spanish picobor.
English pico-
English gram
English picogram

    From pico- + gram.

    Noun

    picogram (plural picograms)

    2. (metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10−12 grams. Symbol: pg
      Holonyms: nanogram < microgram < milligram < gram < kilogram < megagram < gigagram

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    Romanian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from French picogramme.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /pi.ko.ˈɡram/
    • Rhymes: -am
    • Hyphenation: pi‧co‧gram

    Noun

    picogram n (plural picograme)

    1. picogram

    Declension

    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative picogram picogramul picograme picogramele
    genitive-dative picogram picogramului picograme picogramelor
    vocative picogramule picogramelor

    References

    • picogram in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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