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peta- EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN a combining form used in the names of units of measure equal to one quadrillion (1015) of a given base unit: petabyte. Liberaldictionary.com
Origin of peta- origin uncertain Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for peta Contemporary Examples of peta
You may be forgiven for reading that sign and assuming that PETA suggests milk causes autism.
Twisted Anti-Vaxxer Parents Choose Fatal Diseases Over Autism
Elizabeth Picciuto
July 1, 2014
He tells me about the absurdity of the ASPCA, the Humane Society of the United States, and PETA.
Should Tony the Truck Stop Tiger Go Free?
Melissa Leon
June 28, 2014
As recently reported by The Daily Beast, PETA has launched a campaign that tries to link milk consumption and autism.
PETA Needs to STFU About Autism and Dairy
Russell Saunders
June 10, 2014
It seems that PETA was unhappy to have had its revamped campaign debunked.
PETA Needs to STFU About Autism and Dairy
Russell Saunders
June 10, 2014
PETA, whose headquarters are based in Detroit, is encouraging people to donate their goods.
Cara Delevingne Tops 2013 Google Searches; PETA Distributes Fur Coats
The Fashion Beast Team
December 18, 2013
Historical Examples of peta
Peta, a species of Myrtus, of which hoops for barrels are made.
Robert FitzRoy
Peta Nocona, the old chief’s young son, rode my mother at the head of the Quahadas.
Forrestine C. Hooker
British Dictionary definitions for peta Peta abbreviation for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals peta- prefix denoting 10 15petametres Symbol: P Word Origin for peta- C20: so named because it is the SI prefix after tera-; on the model of penta-, the prefix after tetra- Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Word Origin and History for peta PETA
acronym for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals; the group’s website says it was founded in 1980.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper peta in Medicine peta- pref. One quadrillion (1015):petagram. The American Heritage® Stedman’s Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. peta in Science peta- A prefix that means: One quadrillion (1015), as in petahertz, one quadrillion hertz. 250 (that is, 1,125,899,906,842,624), which is the power of two closest to a quadrillion, as in petabyte. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
