microunit
(ˈmaɪkrəʊ-, ˈmɪkrəʊˌjuːnɪt)
[f. micro- 5 a + unit n.]
A millionth part of a unit, esp. of an international unit (as of insulin).
| 1900 Dorland Med. Dict. 392/1 Micro-unit, a unit of small measurements. 1911 Stedman Med. Dict. 533/1 Microunit, the millionth of an ordinary unit, such as a meter, gram, ohm, etc. 1959 Nature 21 Nov. 1649/2 Two to three micro-units of human insulin were detectable in the experiment depicted. 1962 Lancet 13 Jan. 73/2 This difference is highly significant statistically..whether the figures are considered at the level of net glucose uptake or after conversion into microunits of insulin per millilitre. |