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  • noun A unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth (10−3) of a curie.

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

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  • noun a unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie

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Examples

  • I also built a transistorized Geiger counter to perform experiments with a radioactive sample of 0.1 millicurie of Mesothorium which

    Theodor W. Hänsch - Autobiography 2006

  • UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A millicurie or tow would be a serious amount, and that would be 10,000 times a tenth of a microcurie on there.

    CNN Transcript Dec 28, 2006 2006

  • Dose Calculation:  No. of milligrams or millicurie in implant  Location of each source with respect to dose calculation point  Type of isotope being used  Filtration of the encapsulation

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  • "Mmmm .. we weren't required by law to follow every millicurie of X-fuel, since it isn't classed as potentially suitable for mass weapons.

    The Past Through Tomorrow Heinlein, Robert A. 1967

  • "Mmmm .. we weren't required by law to follow every millicurie of X-fuel, since it isn't classed as potentially suitable for mass weapons.

    The Man Who Sold The Moon Heinlein, Robert A. 1953

  • "If Lantheus Medical Imaging can meet 100 per cent of our needs, a per (millicurie) surcharge for technetium will not apply.

    Canadian Online Health News 2009

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