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milliunit

milliunit noun: a thousandth of a unit.

Noun

milliunit (plural milliunits)

  1. A thousandth of a unit.
    • In addition to having a relative with Type 1, people in that subgroup had insulin autoantibody levels equal to or greater than 80 milliunits per milliliter.2007 November 20, Aliyah Baruchin, “Twins on a Medical Odyssey After a Diagnosis of Diabetes”, in New York Times

Forms of milliunit

pluralmilliunits

Origin of milliunit

From milli- + unit.

Questions about milliunit

What does milliunit mean?
Milliunit means a thousandth of a unit.
What part of speech is milliunit?
Milliunit is a noun.
What is the plural of milliunit?
The plural of milliunit is milliunits.

Words near milliunit in the dictionary

  1. Millites
  2. millitesla
  3. milliteslas
  4. millitorr
  5. millitorrs
  6. milliunit
  7. milliunits
  8. millivolt
  9. millivoltage
  10. millivoltages
  11. millivoltmeter

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