Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

milliunit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mil-li-u-nit
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thousandth of a unit.

Example Sentences

"In addition to having a relative with Type 1, people in that subgroup had insulin autoantibody levels equal to or greater than 80 milliunits per milliliter."

Etymology

From milli- + unit.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: milli

Inflected Forms

milliunits (plural)

Questions

What does milliunit mean?: A thousandth of a unit.
Where does milliunit come from?: From milli- + unit.

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