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pickpocket
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pickup truck
Pickwickian
picky
picloram
picnic
picnic races
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Pico de Teide
picofarad
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picoline
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picoplankton
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pico-
pico-


prefix 
Definition:
 
1. one trillionth: one trillionth (10-12)
Symbol  p
picofarad
2. very small
picornavirus
[Via Spanish pico "beak, small amount" < Latin beccus (see beak)]
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