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

Word History and Origins

Origin of microcurie¹

First recorded in 1910–15; micro- + curie