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Picogram

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004290

A unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one trillionth (10^-12) of a gram. This extremely small unit is used to quantify the mass of individual cells, viruses, or minute chemical samples. Analytical techniques like mass spectrometry can detect substances at picogram levels.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-004290
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMetrology and inspection
Synonymsmicromicrogram
TranslationsGerman: Pikogramm; Spanish: picogramo; French: picogramme
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004290",
  "term": "Picogram",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A unit of mass in the International System of Units (SI) equal to one trillionth (10^-12) of a gram. This extremely small unit is used to quantify the mass of individual cells, viruses, or minute chemical samples. Analytical techniques like mass spectrometry can detect substances at picogram levels.",
  "synonyms": [
    "micromicrogram"
  ],
  "subject": "Metrology and inspection",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Pikogramm",
    "es": "picogramo",
    "fr": "picogramme"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/picogram/"
}

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