Word: megacurie
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: me
ga
cur
ie
Definition: The unit of radioactivity equal to one million curies
Morphemes:
Affix: mega-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 213; 3 (= 1,024,000, the binary round number closest to a million).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μέγας
Language: grc
Decoded: megas
Meaning: great, large, mighty
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