milliunit

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English

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Etymology

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From milli- +‎ unit.

Noun

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milliunit (plural milliunits)

  1. A thousandth of a unit.
    • 2007 November 20, Aliyah Baruchin, “Twins on a Medical Odyssey After a Diagnosis of Diabetes”, in New York Times[1]:
      In addition to having a relative with Type 1, people in that subgroup had insulin autoantibody levels equal to or greater than 80 milliunits per milliliter.