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API unit

API unit noun: a unit of radioactivity used for measuring natural gamma rays in the ground.

Noun

API unit (plural API units)

  1. (oil industry) A unit of radioactivity used for measuring natural gamma rays in the ground.
    • The radioactivity of a typical shale is 100 API units.

Forms of API unit

pluralAPI units

Origin of API unit

From API (“American Petroleum Institute”).

Questions about API unit

What does API unit mean?
API unit means a unit of radioactivity used for measuring natural gamma rays in the ground.
What part of speech is API unit?
API unit is a noun.
What is the plural of API unit?
The plural of API unit is API units.

Words near API unit in the dictionary

  1. API donuts
  2. API gravities
  3. API gravity
  4. API Service Symbol
  5. API Service Symbols
  6. API unit
  7. API units
  8. api-
  9. Apia
  10. apiaceous
  11. Apiacá

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