Definitions

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  • noun One trillionth (10−12) of a mole.

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  • noun chemistry, physics A unit of substance equal to one trillionth (10-12) of a mole

Etymologies

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pico- +‎ mole

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Examples

  • Often the mass of a protein can be obtained from picomole quantities that are isolated from an SDS-PAGE gel.

    Sandwalk 2009

  • Victor J. Pop, MD, of the University of Tilburg, and colleagues found that every 1 picomole per liter increase in FT4 lowered the risk of abnormal fetal head position by 13% (OR 0.87,

    MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians 2009

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