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yocto-

a combining form used in the names of units of measure equal to one septillionth (10-24) of a given base unit.

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Origin of yocto-

First recorded in 1990–95; alteration of octo-

Words nearby yocto-

yobbery, yobbish, yobbo, Yobe, Yocon, yocto-, yoctosecond, yod, yodel, yodle, yoga
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