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microcurie

[ mahy-kruh-kyoor-ee, mahy-kroh-kyoo-ree ]

noun

, Physics, Chemistry.
  1. a unit of radioactivity, equal to one millionth of a curie; 3.70 × 10 4 disintegrations per second. : μCi, μc


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Word History and Origins

Origin of microcurie1

First recorded in 1910–15; micro- + curie

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