microcurie

microcurie

 (μCi) [mi″kro-ku´re]

one millionth (10⁻⁶) of a curie.

mi·cro·cu·rie (mcCi),

(mī'krō-kū'rē),

One-millionth of a curie; a quantity of any radionuclide with 3.7 × 10⁴ disintegrations per second.

microcurie (μCi)

[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.

mi·cro·cu·rie

(mcCi) (mī'krō-kyūr'ē)

One millionth of a curie; a quantity of any radionuclide with 3.7 × 10⁴ disintegrations per second.

mi·cro·cu·rie

(mcCi) (mī'krō-kyūr'ē)

One millionth of a curie; a quantity of any radionuclide with 3.7 × 10⁴ disintegrations per second.

microcurie

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