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Pico

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Dispensing Technology
Dosier- und Mikrodosierventile für die automatisierte Fertigung
www.picodostec.com
Free Online RPG BattleOn
Fight monsters with magic or might. 100’s of weapons, armors, and pets.
www.BattleOn.com

pico-

 
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a combining form meaning “one trillionth” (10− 1 2): picogram.
Origin:
< Sp pico peak, beak, bit. See pic 2
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Dispensing Technology
Dosier- und Mikrodosierventile für die automatisierte Fertigung
www.picodostec.com
Free Online RPG BattleOn
Fight monsters with magic or might. 100’s of weapons, armors, and pets.
www.BattleOn.com
Word Origin & History

pico- 
1915, adopted c.1952 as a scientific prefix meaning "one trillionth," from Sp. pico "a little over, a small balance," lit. "sharp point, beak," of Celtic origin (cf. Gaul. beccus "beak"). Picosecond first recorded 1966.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

pico- pref.

  1. One-trillionth (10-12): picogram.

  2. Very small: picornavirus.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
PICO
Polio Information Center Online
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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