Synonyms: Marie Curie, Marya Sklodowska, Madame Curie, Curie
Definition: French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934)
Similar words: chemist
Definition: a scientist who specializes in chemistry
Synonyms: Curie, Pierre Curie
Definition: French physicist; husband of Marie Curie (1859-1906)
Similar words: physicist
Definition: a scientist trained in physics
Definition: a unit of radioactivity equal to the amount of a radioactive isotope that decays at the rate of 37,000,000,000 disintegrations per second
Similar words: radioactivity unit
Definition: a measure of radioactivity