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international unit

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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Synonyms: IU

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9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 國際單位 /国际单位 (guójì dānwèi) — international unit
  • Danish: international enhed — international unit
  • French: unité internationale — international unit
  • Georgian: საერთაშორისო ერთეული (saertašoriso erteuli) — international unit
  • Italian: unità internazionale — international unit
  • Japanese: 国際単位 (kokusai tan'i) — international unit
  • Korean: 국제 단위 (gukje danwi) — international unit
  • Romanian: unitate internațională — international unit
  • Spanish: unidad internacional — international unit