Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

femtogram

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fem-togram
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻¹⁵ grams. Symbol: fg

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-Germanic *fimftehun Old Norse fimmtánder. Danish femtender. English femto- English gram English femtogram From femto- + gram.

Inflected Forms

femtograms (plural) femtogramme (alternative, UK)

Questions

What does femtogram mean?: An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻¹⁵ grams. Symbol: fg
Where does femtogram come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pénkʷe Proto-Germanic *fimf Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ Proto-Germanic *tehun Proto-Germanic *fimftehun Old Norse fimmtánder. Danish femtender. English femto- English gram English femtogram From femto- + gram.

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