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millicurie

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mil⋅li⋅cur⋅ie

  [mil-i-kyoor-ee, -kyoo-ree]
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–noun Physics, Chemistry.
a unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie; 3.70 × 107 disintegrations per second. Abbreviation: mCi, mc
Origin:
1905–10; milli- + curie
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mil·li·cu·rie   (mĭl'ĭ-kyŏŏr'ē, -kyŏŏ-rē')   
n.   Abbr. mc or mCi
A unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a curie.
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Main Entry: mil·li·cu·rie
Pronunciation: "mil-&-'kyu(&)r-(")E, -kyu-'rE
Function: noun
: one thousandth of a curie—abbreviation mCi
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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millicurie mil·li·cu·rie (mĭl'ĭ-ky&oobreve;r'ē, -ky&oobreve;-rē')
n.
Abbr. mCi
A unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a curie.

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