"picocurie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: picocuries [plural]
Etymology: pico- + curie Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pico|curie}} pico- + curie Head templates: {{en-noun}} picocurie (plural picocuries)
  1. The unit of radioactivity equal to 10⁻¹² curies: symbol pCi.
    Sense id: en-picocurie-en-noun-DG7qQLEz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pico-

Inflected forms

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