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picocurie

picocurie noun: the unit of radioactivity equal to 10⁻¹² curie: symbol pCi.

Noun

picocurie (plural picocuries)

  1. The unit of radioactivity equal to 10⁻¹² curie: symbol pCi.
    • Payne, then on loan to the tribal government, agreed to help a National Park Service ranger work on his water sampling technique. They tested 48 water sources around a national monument near Cameron. What they found appalled them. Uranium levels in the water at Cameron were as high as 139...2006 November 20, Judy Pasternak, “Oases in Navajo Desert Contained 'A Witch's Brew'”, in Los Angeles Times

Forms of picocurie

pluralpicocuries

Origin of picocurie

From pico- + curie.

Questions about picocurie

What does picocurie mean?
Picocurie means the unit of radioactivity equal to 10⁻¹² curie: symbol pCi.
What part of speech is picocurie?
Picocurie is a noun.
What is the plural of picocurie?
The plural of picocurie is picocuries.

Words near picocurie in the dictionary

  1. picocells
  2. picocellular
  3. picocoulomb
  4. picocoulombs
  5. picocrocin
  6. picocurie
  7. picocuries
  8. picocyanobacteria
  9. picocyanobacterial
  10. picocyanobacterium
  11. picodicistrovirus

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