Zeptomole

//ˈzɛptoʊˌmoʊl// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    10⁻²¹ mole, or about 600 molecules. SI symbol: zmol. physical

    "It has been repeatedly shown that enzyme-derived ODN-based assays can detect as little as 50 zeptomoles of target DNA corresponding to about 25,000 molecules."

Example

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"It has been repeatedly shown that enzyme-derived ODN-based assays can detect as little as 50 zeptomoles of target DNA corresponding to about 25,000 molecules."

Etymology

From zepto- + mole.

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