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n. - A unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie.

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  • UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A millicurie or tow would be a serious amount, and that would be 10,000 times a tenth of a microcurie on there.
  • I also built a transistorized Geiger counter to perform experiments with a radioactive sample of 0.1 millicurie of Mesothorium which
  • "Mmmm .. we weren't required by law to follow every millicurie of X-fuel, since it isn't classed as potentially suitable for mass weapons.
  • "If Lantheus Medical Imaging can meet 100 per cent of our needs, a per (millicurie) surcharge for technetium will not apply.
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