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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kilocurie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
kilo-curie
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A unit equal to 1,000 curies.

Etymology

From kilo- + curie.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

kilocuries (plural)

Questions

What does kilocurie mean?
A unit equal to 1,000 curies.
Where does kilocurie come from?
From kilo- + curie.

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