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Millicurie vs Curie - What's the difference?

millicurie | curie |

Curie is a derived term of millicurie.



As nouns the difference between millicurie and curie

is that millicurie is the unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie: symbol mCi while curie is 3.7×1010 decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci.

As a proper noun Curie is

{{surname|from=French}}, especially referring to Marie Curie and her husband Pierre Curie.

millicurie

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie: symbol mCi.
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    curie

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia curie) (en noun)
  • 3.7×1010 decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci.

    • Derived terms

    * megacurie * microcurie * millicurie * picocurie

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