Well, Horrors of War has one like it…except at about a quintillionth of the budget the beach at Normandy is like…four grains of sand and none of the acting ability. From Wordnik.com. [Horrors of War (2007)] Reference
They are using attosecond -- one quintillionth of a second -- laser pulses to study electron dynamics in atoms and molecules. From Wordnik.com. [WIBW - HomePage - Headlines] Reference
Researchers using one of the grants will set up a laser laboratory to study the motion of electrons on the scale of a quintillionth of a second. From Wordnik.com. [Dallas Business News - Local Dallas News | Dallas Business Journal] Reference
Then, with far shorter pulses of extreme ultraviolet light on the 100-attosecond timescale (an attosecond is 10-18 second, a quintillionth of a second), they were able to precisely measure the effects on the valence electron orbitals. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
In this way the dilution of the original millionth of a grain of medicine contained in the grain of powder operated on is carried successively to the billionth, trillionth, quadrillionth, quintillionth, and very often much higher fractional divisions. From Wordnik.com. [Medical Essays, 1842-1882] Reference
However, a playful contest- one that counters the stereotype that attractive women can’t also be intelligent and competant- is one quintillionth of the societal problem of celebutards like Paris Hilton. From Wordnik.com. [Representin’ for the SF Publishing Hotties, Yo « Whatever] Reference
An attosecond is one quintillionth of a second. From Wordnik.com. [Neatorama] Reference
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