Former Unit Of Radioactivity Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is CURIE which was last seen in the Telegraph Cross Atlantic crossword.
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Updated: August 10, 2024 by Nicoli Westwood

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2	27%	9		Unit of radioactivity named after a French physicist
3	27%	2		A unit used to measure the amount of radioactivity

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "CURIE" which means:

noun

• French physicist; husband of marie curie (1859-1906)
• A unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second
• French chemist (born in poland) who won two nobel prizes; one (with her husband and henri becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934)

An example sentence would be:

• "The curie is a unit of activity used to quantify radioactive decay."
• "The curie is named after marie curie in recognition of her contributions to the field."

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