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curie
(Ci) [ku´re]a unit of radioactivity, defined as the quantity of any radioactive nuclide in which the number of disintegrations per second is 3.700 × 1010.
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Curie
Marie (1867-193) and Pierre (1859-1906), French chemists and physicists and Nobel laureates (wife and husband). See: curium.
cu·rie (C, c, Ci),
(kyū'rē),A unit of measurement of radioactivity, 3.70 ×1010 disintegrations per second; formerly defined as the radioactivity of the amount of radon in equilibrium with 1 g radium; superseded by the S.I. unit, the becquerel (1 disintegration per second).
[Marie (1867-1934) and Pierre (1859-1906) Curie, French chemists and physicists and Nobel laureates]
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curie
An obsolete unit of radioactivity (i.e., radioactive decay) equal to 3.7 x 1010 disintegrations/sec of a radioactive nuclide, roughly equivalent to the activity of 1 g of radium; the curie was replaced by the SI-derived unit for radioactivity, the Becquerel (2.70 x 10-11 curies).Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
cu·rie
(Ci) (kyūr'ē)A unit of measurement of radioactivity, 3.70 × 1010 disintegrations per second; superseded by the S.I. unit, the becquerel (1 disintegration per second).
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Curie,
Marie, French physicist, 1867-1934.curie - a unit of measurement of radioactivity.
Curie,
Pierre, French physicist, 1859-1906.curie - a unit of measurement of radioactivity.
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cu·rie
(C) (kyūr'ē)A unit of measurement of radioactivity superseded by the S.I. unit, the becquerel (1 disintegration per second).
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