Quintilllion

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Quintilllion \Quin*till"lion\, n. [Formed fr. L. quintus the
     fifth, after the analogy of million: cf. F. quintillion. See
     {Quint}.]
     According to the French notation, which is used on the
     Continent and in America, the cube of a million, or a unit
     with eighteen ciphers annexed; according to the English


     notation, a number produced by involving a million to the
     fifth power, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed. See the
     Note under {Numeration}.
     [1913 Webster]