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picolitre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pi-col-itre
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One millionth of a microlitre; 10⁻¹² litres. Symbol: pL or pl.

Example Sentences

  • "Holonyms: nanolitre < microlitre < millilitre < litre < kilolitre < megalitre < gigalitre"

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin beccus Old Spanish bico Spanish picobor. English pico- English litre English picolitre From pico- + litre.

Inflected Forms

picolitres (plural) picoliter (alternative)

Questions

What does picolitre mean?
One millionth of a microlitre; 10⁻¹² litres. Symbol: pL or pl.
Where does picolitre come from?
Etymology tree Latin beccus Old Spanish bico Spanish picobor. English pico- English litre English picolitre From pico- + litre.

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