picogram

See also: pico-gram

English

Alternative forms

• picogramme (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree

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

Synonyms

• micromicrogram (dated, proscribed)

Derived terms

• subpicogram

Translations

unit of mass

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 皮克 (píkè), 微微克 (wēiwēikè)

• French: picogramme (fr) m

Anagrams

• microgap, progamic

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