[1950–55; pico- + -gram2]This word is first recorded in the period 1950–55. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Common Market, hot line, point spread, speech recognition, wiretap
Examples of 'picogram' in a sentence
picogram
Simple gradient chromatographic conditions and mass spectrometric detection enabled accurate and precise measurement of 17-desacetyl norgestimate at sub-picogram levels.
Ashish Saxena, Arun Kumar Gupta, V. Praveen Kumar, M. Sundaramoorthi Nainar, ManojBob, Ravisekhar Kasibhatta 2015, 'Quantification of 17-desacetyl norgestimate in human plasma by liquid chromatographyâtandem mass spectrometry (LCâMS/MS) and its application to bioequivalence study', Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysishttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095177914000859. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)