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picolitre

picolitre noun: one millionth of a microlitre; 10⁻¹² litres. Symbol: pL or pl.

Noun

picolitre (plural picolitres)

  1. One millionth of a microlitre; 10⁻¹² litres. Symbol: pL or pl.
    • Holonyms: nanolitre < microlitre < millilitre < litre < kilolitre < megalitre < gigalitre

Forms of picolitre

pluralpicolitres
alternative formpicoliter

Origin of picolitre

From pico- + litre.

Questions about picolitre

What does picolitre mean?
Picolitre means one millionth of a microlitre; 10⁻¹² litres. Symbol: pL or pl.
What part of speech is picolitre?
Picolitre is a noun.
What is the plural of picolitre?
The plural of picolitre is picolitres.

Words near picolitre in the dictionary

  1. picolins
  2. picolinyl
  3. picolinyls
  4. picoliter
  5. picoliters
  6. picolitre
  7. picolitres
  8. picols
  9. picolyl
  10. picolylamine
  11. picolylamines

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