curie
noun/ˈkjʊəri/
/ˈkjʊri/
(abbreviation Ci)
(physics)- a unit for measuring radioactivityWord Originearly 20th cent.: named after Marie Curie (1867-1934), Polish-born French physicist, and Pierre Curie (1859-1906), French physicist, who were pioneers of radioactivity.
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