international unit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

international unit international units

Synonyms

IU

Related words

Derived words

IU micro-international unit milli-international unit
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