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Definition of One-billionth
1. Noun. One part in a billion equal parts.
Lexicographical Neighbors of One-billionth
Literary usage of One-billionth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Anatomy and Physiology by Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland (1905)
"Yet, as has been pointed out, apparatus exists which can detect one-hundredth of
one-billionth of a gramme of iodoform in 1 cc of air, and perhaps one ..."
2. Popular Science Monthly (1902)
"unit of weight equal to one billionth of one billionth of a gram, and then on
this scale the hydrogen molecule weighs 10 such units. ..."
3. Within the Atom: A Popular View of Electrons and Quanta by John Mills (1921)
"... iX io-1 o.oi = iXi/ioo = iX io~* o.ooi = iXi/ios = iX io-8 one millionth = =
iX IO~* one billionth = = iX IO~9 one billionth of a billionth = = iX IO~18 ..."
4. An Abridged Therapy: Manual for the Biochemical Treatment of Disease by Wilhelm Heinrich Schuessler (1898)
"... one blood-cell contains about the one- billionth part of a gramme of Potassium
chloride. The one-billionth part of a gramme corresponds to about the ..."
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