What is another word for millicurie?

Pronunciation: [mˈɪlɪkjˌʊɹi] (IPA)

Millicurie is a unit of measurement commonly used in nuclear medicine to measure the activity of radioactive substances. Some synonyms for millicurie include millibecquerel, mCi, MBq, and millicuries. Millicurie is often used interchangeably with millibecquerel, which is the international standard unit for radioactive activity. The mCi and MBq measurements are also commonly used in nuclear medicine, particularly in the United States and Europe respectively. Other synonyms for millicurie may include radioactive decay per unit time, radioactive intensity, or simply radioactivity. Regardless of the synonym used, millicurie is a vital measurement in the field of nuclear medicine, allowing accurate dosages to be administered for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes.

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What are the hypernyms for Millicurie?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    measurement unit, radiation unit, radiological unit.

What are the hyponyms for Millicurie?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.

What are the holonyms for Millicurie?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.
  • holonyms for millicurie (as nouns)

Usage examples for Millicurie

The amount of emanation in equilibrium with one gramme of radium is called the curie, and with one 256 milligramme the millicurie.
"The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays"
J. (John) Joly

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