curie

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The amount of emanation in equilibrium with one gramme of radium is called the curie, and with one 256 milligramme the millicurie.

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  1. noun A unit of radioactivity, equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 3.7 × 1010 disintegrations per second.

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  • According to some estimates, as little as 10 millionths of a curie of this most horrific of substances, if inhaled, can cause human cancer. —  Indybay newswire
  • But a Navy investigation concluded the leakage in the three ports totaled 0.6 micro curies, or less than one-millionth of a curie, which posed no danger to Japan. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • Conservatively assuming the 13 million curie figure was the total amount of radioactive gases released rather than just the xenon portion, and then using the Task Force's own 8 to 12 percent estimate of the proportion that was iodine, they point out that "the actual figure for Iodine release would be over 1 million curies" -- a much more substantial public health threat. —  Facing South
  • Curie - a measure of radioactivity, with 1 curie equal to the activity of one gram of radium. —  Facing South
  • The court has asked two senior lawyers, Anil Sakhare and SR Chitnis, to assist the court in deciding whether an amicus curie (friend of court) should be appointed in the case. —  Daily News & Analysis
 

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