microcurie: Meaning and Definition of

mi•cro•cu•rie

Pronunciation: (mī'kru-kyoor"ē, mī"krō-kyoo-rē'), [key]
— n. Physics, Chem.
  1. a unit of radioactivity, equal to one millionth of a curie; 3.70 × 10 disintegrations per second. Symbol: &mgr;Ci, &mgr;c
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