CURIE


Meaning of CURIE in English

n. 1 a unit of radioactivity, corresponding to 3.7 x 10(10) disintegrations per second. °Abbr.: Ci. 2 a quantity of radioactive substance having this activity.

[ P. Curie, Fr. scientist d. 1906 ]

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