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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkjʊərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkjʊri, kjʊˈri/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(kyŏŏr′ē, kyŏŏ rē′)

cu•rie /ˈkyʊri, kyʊˈri/USA pronunciation n. [countable],

pl.

-ries.

Physics, Chemistrya unit of activity of radioactive substances.

cu•rie (kyŏŏr′ē, kyŏŏ rē′),USA pronunciation n. [Physics, Chem.]

Physics, Chemistrya unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10¹⁰ disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 g of radium-226. Abbr.: Ci

named in memory of Pierre Curie 1910

Cu•rie (kyŏŏr′ē, kyŏŏ rē′; Fr. ky rē′),USA pronunciation n.

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curie /ˈkjʊərɪ; -riː/ n

a unit of radioactivity that is equal to 3.7 × 10¹⁰ disintegrations per second

Etymology: 20th Century: named after Pierre Curie

'curie' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Ci - curium - Joliot-Curie - polonium - C, c - Curie point - Curie's law - Curie-Weiss law - curite - ferromagnetic - idol - kilocurie - madame - microcurie - millicurie

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