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What is a picogram?
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Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2021
How can minuscule changes in a cell’s mass be measured when the whole organism weighs just a picogram (10-12 grams)?
—Jeffrey Marlow, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2016
Even a trace amount of betamethasone — a picogram is a trillionth of one gram — is prohibited on race day in Kentucky, Maryland and New York, which are home to the sport’s Triple Crown races, and considered a violation.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 June 2021
Even a trace amount of betamethasone — a picogram is a trillionth of one gram — is prohibited on race day in Kentucky, Maryland and New York, which are home to the sport's Triple Crown races, and considered a violation.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2021
Words such as picogram and betamethasone are likely unfamiliar to the average horse racing fan, but Dr. Mary Scollay knows them well.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 11 May 2021
While a picogram is a trillionth of a gram, the test is for picograms per milliliter, and a horse can have 50,000 milliliters of blood.
—Stephen Whyno, chicagotribune.com, 10 May 2021
Earlier methods for producing the material turned up mere picograms.
—Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 28 Jan. 2020
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Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, 9 May 2021
How can minuscule changes in a cell’s mass be measured when the whole organism weighs just a picogram (10-12 grams)?
—Jeffrey Marlow, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2016
Even a trace amount of betamethasone — a picogram is a trillionth of one gram — is prohibited on race day in Kentucky, Maryland and New York, which are home to the sport’s Triple Crown races, and considered a violation.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 June 2021
Even a trace amount of betamethasone — a picogram is a trillionth of one gram — is prohibited on race day in Kentucky, Maryland and New York, which are home to the sport's Triple Crown races, and considered a violation.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 June 2021
Words such as picogram and betamethasone are likely unfamiliar to the average horse racing fan, but Dr. Mary Scollay knows them well.
—Jason Frakes, The Courier-Journal, 11 May 2021
While a picogram is a trillionth of a gram, the test is for picograms per milliliter, and a horse can have 50,000 milliliters of blood.
—Stephen Whyno, chicagotribune.com, 10 May 2021
Earlier methods for producing the material turned up mere picograms.
—Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 28 Jan. 2020
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“Picogram.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/picogram. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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picogram
noun
pi·co·gram
ˈpē-kō-ˌgram, -kə- 
: one trillionth of a gram
—abbreviation pg
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