millicurie

[ mil-i-kyoo r-ee, -kyoo-ree ]
/ ˈmɪl ɪˌkyʊər i, -kyʊˌri /

noun Physics, Chemistry.

a unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie; 3.70 × 107 disintegrations per second. Abbreviation: mCi, mc

Origin of millicurie

First recorded in 1905–10; milli- + curie

Words nearby millicurie

milliary, millibar, millibarn, millicent, millicoulomb, millicurie, millidegree, millie, millieme, milliequivalent, millier

Medical definitions for millicurie

millicurie
[ mĭl′ĭ-kyur′ē ]

n.

A unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a curie.