nanocurie

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noun

A unit of radioactivity equal to 10⁻⁹ curie

OriginEnglish curie ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos) →
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Meanings

nounnanocurie (plural nanocuries)

plural nanocuries

  1. A unit of radioactivity equal to 10⁻⁹ curie

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishcurie
  5. Englishnanocurie

From nano- + curie.

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Translations

Italian nanocurie
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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