curie /kü-rēˈ or kūˈrē/

1. Orig the quantity of radon in radioactive equilibrium with a gram of radium
2. A former unit of radioactivity, defined as 3.7×10¹⁰ disintegrations per second (becquerels), or the quantity of a radioactive substance which undergoes this number of disintegrations

curium /kūˈ/ noun

An artificially produced radioactive transuranic element (symbol Cm; atomic no 96)

curietherˈapy noun

A former name for the treatment of disease by radium

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