millicurie

mil·li·cu·rie

M0301950 (mĭl′ĭ-kyo͝or′ē, -kyo͝o-rē′)n. Abbr. mc or mCi A unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth (10^-3) of a curie.

millicurie

(ˈmɪlɪˌkjʊərɪ) n (Units) one thousandth of a curie

mil•li•cur•ie

(ˈmɪl ɪˌkyʊər i, -kyʊˌri)

n., pl. -ies. a unit of radioactivity, equal to 1/1000 of a curie. Abbr.: mCi, mc [1905–10]

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millicurie - a unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curieradioactivity unit - a measure of radioactivityCi, curie - a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second