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kilocurie

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kil⋅o⋅cu⋅rie

  [kil-uh-kyoor-ee, -kyoo-ree]
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–noun
a unit of radioactivity, equal to 1000 curies. Abbreviation: kCi, kc
Origin:
1945–50; kilo- + curie
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kil·o·cu·rie   (kĭl'ə-kyŏŏr-ē', -kyŏŏ'rē)   
n.   Abbr. kc or kC
One thousand curies.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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