international unit

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international unit

noun international units

  1. A particular, minute unit of mass, defined differently for different substances, but so that varying substances of the same general type have the property that one international unit of the one has the same effect on the human body as one international unit of the other.

    Similar: IU

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noun international unit

Españolunidad internacional
한국어국제 단위 gukje danwi
日本語国際単位 kokusai tan'i
中文國際單位 /国际单位 guójì dānwèi
Françaisunité internationale
Italianounità internazionale
Românăunitate internațională

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@misc{international_unit_2026,
  title = {international unit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/international%20unit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}