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MILLIREM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does millirem mean?
• MILLIREM (noun)
The noun MILLIREM has 1 sense:
1. a dosage of ionizing radiation equivalent to one thousandth (1/1000) of a rem
Familiarity information: MILLIREM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A dosage of ionizing radiation equivalent to one thousandth (1/1000) of a rem
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
millirem; mrem
Hypernyms ("millirem" is a kind of...):
radioactivity unit (a measure of radioactivity)
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