picolitre

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noun

One millionth of a microlitre; 10⁻¹² litres. Symbol: pL or pl.

“Holonyms: nanolitre < microlitre < millilitre < litre < kilolitre < megalitre < gigalitre”

OriginEnglish litre ← Spanish pico ← Old Spanish bico →
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Meanings

nounpicolitre (plural picolitres)

plural picolitres · alternative picoliter

  1. One millionth of a microlitre; 10⁻¹² litres. Symbol: pL or pl.

    Holonyms: nanolitre < microlitre < millilitre < litre < kilolitre < megalitre < gigalitre

Origin

  1. Latinbeccus
  2. Old Spanishbico
  3. Spanishpico
  4. Englishpico-
  5. Englishlitre
  6. Englishpicolitre

From pico- + litre.

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Translations

Italian picolitro
  • picolitroTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

picrolite
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APA

picolitre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picolitre

MLA

“picolitre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picolitre. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “picolitre,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/picolitre.

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