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Zeptogram

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-006726

A unit of mass equal to one sextillionth (10⁻²¹) of a gram, represented by the symbol zg. This extremely small unit is employed in advanced scientific fields like chemistry and physics for measuring the mass of individual molecules, viruses, or nanoparticles. A single molecule of water has a mass of approximately 30 zeptograms.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-006726
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMetrology and inspection
TranslationsGerman: Zeptogramm; Spanish: zeptogramo; French: zeptogramme
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006726",
  "term": "Zeptogram",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A unit of mass equal to one sextillionth (10⁻²¹) of a gram, represented by the symbol zg. This extremely small unit is employed in advanced scientific fields like chemistry and physics for measuring the mass of individual molecules, viruses, or nanoparticles. A single molecule of water has a mass of approximately 30 zeptograms.",
  "subject": "Metrology and inspection",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Zeptogramm",
    "es": "zeptogramo",
    "fr": "zeptogramme"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/zeptogram/"
}

Record 7,348 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.