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atto-

a combining form that enters into compounds denoting a unit one-quintillionth (10−18) the size of the unit named by the stem.

Origin:
< Dan or Norw att(en) eighteen + -o-
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atto-  
pref.  One quintillionth (10-18): attotesla.

[From Danish or Norwegian atten, eighteen, from Old Norse āttjān; see oktō(u) in Indo-European roots.]
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Medical Dictionary

atto- pref.
One quintillionth (10-18): attometer.

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atto-
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