also: きゅーりー
curie (unit of radioactivity)
Scientific unit of radioactivity, equal to 3.7 × 10¹⁰ decays per second. Used in physics and nuclear medicine.
この線源の放射能は約10キュリーです。
The radioactivity of this source is about 10 curies.
millicurie
Standard katakana spelling for the unit of radioactivity.
Less common variant spelling; the standard form is キュリー.
From French 'curie', named after Marie and Pierre Curie.