MILLIREM

mrem, millirem

(noun) a dosage of ionizing radiation equivalent to one thousandth (1/1000) of a rem

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

millirem (plural millirems)

One thousandth of a rem

Synonyms

• mrem

Source: Wiktionary



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