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curie
cu·rie [ kyree, kyoor  ] (plural cu·ries)


noun 
Definition:
 
unit of radioactivity: a unit of radioactivity equal to 3.7 times 1010 disintegrations per second
[Early 20th century. After Pierre Curie and Marie Curie]
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