Word: millicurie
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mil
li
cur
ie
Definition: The unit of radioactivity equal to one thousandth of a curie: symbol mCi.
Morphemes:
Affix: milli-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, one-thousandth of the unit to which it is prefixed; that is, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10-3. Symbol: m.
Affix: curie
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 3.7×1010 decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: curie
Language: fr
Decoded: curie
PoS: Noun
Meaning: curie