Attogram

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000313",
  "term": "Attogram",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A unit of mass equal to one quintillionth (10^-18) of a gram. This minute measurement is relevant in fields like nanotechnology, molecular biology, and advanced analytical chemistry, where the mass of individual molecules or nanoparticles is quantified. An attogram is equivalent to approximately 600,000 atomic mass units.",
  "synonyms": [
    "zeptokilogram",
    "ag"
  ],
  "subject": "Metrology and inspection",
  "see_also": [
    "ag"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NIST Guide to the SI: SI units and prefixes (National Institute of Standards and Technology)"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Attogramm",
    "es": "attogram",
    "fr": "attogramme"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/attogram/"
}