millicurie

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noun

The unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie: symbol mCi.

OriginEnglish curie ← French milli- ← Latin mīlle →
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Meanings

nounmillicurie (plural millicuries)

plural millicuries

  1. The unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie: symbol mCi.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslom
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslih₂
  7. Proto-Indo-European*smih₂ǵʰéslih₂
  8. Proto-Italic*smīɣeslī
  9. Latinmīlle
  10. Frenchmilli-
  11. Englishmilli-
  12. Englishcurie
  13. Englishmillicurie

From milli- + curie.

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APA

millicurie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millicurie

MLA

“millicurie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millicurie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “millicurie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millicurie.

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