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mi·cro·cu·rie (m

-ky

)

Abbr. Ci A unit or quantity of radiation equivalent to one-millionth of a curie.

microcurie (μCi, μc)

[mī′krōkyoo͡r′ē]

Etymology: Gk, mikros + curie, Marie Curie

a unit of radioactivity equal to one millionth of a curie, or 3.70 × 10⁴ disintegrations per second. See also curie.

microcurie (μCi) [mi″kro-ku´re]

one millionth (10⁻⁶) of a curie.

microcurie,

n one millionth of a curie.

microcurie

one-millionth (10⁻⁶) curie; abbreviated μCi. A non-SI unit, now replaced by the becquerel.

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