Definition of "millicurie" [millicurie]

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

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