millirem

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noun

One thousandth of a rem

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mrem
OriginEnglish rem ← French milli- ← Latin mīlle →
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Meanings

nounmillirem (plural millirems)

plural millirems

  1. One thousandth of a rem

    Synonyms: mrem

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne thousandth of a rem

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mrem

More synonyms by meaning

nouna dosage of ionizing radiation equivalent to one thousandth (1/1000) of a rem

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mrem
Broader
radioactivity unit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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. Englishrem
  13. Englishmillirem

From milli- + rem.

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APA

millirem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millirem

MLA

“millirem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millirem. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “millirem,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millirem.

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