1. Plural of kilocurie; a unit of radioactivity equal to one thousand curies, used to measure the intensity of radioactive sources.
Usage: technical; scientific; often abbreviated as kCi

Examples

• The nuclear facility stored radioactive material measured in kilocuries.
• The cobalt-60 source had an activity of 5 kilocuries.
• Researchers used kilocuries to quantify the strength of the radiation source.
• The decommissioned reactor contained several kilocuries of residual radioactivity.
• Safety protocols required monitoring any source exceeding 10 kilocuries.