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Curie

/kjʊˈri/
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(noun) 3.7×10¹⁰ decays per second, as a unit of radioactivity. Symbol Ci.

It was Marie Curie who discovered radium.
She is another Madame Curie.
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It was Marie ____ who discovered radium.

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