| International System of Units |
Systeme International d'Unites: a complete metric system of units of measurement for scientists; fundamental quantities are length (meter) and mass (kilogram) and time (second) and electric current (ampere) and temperature (kelvin) and amount of matter (mole) and luminous intensity (candela); "Today the United States is the only country in the world not totally committed to the Systeme International d'Unites"
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| International System of Units |
(Abbreviated SI in all languages.) A system of physical units in which the fundamental quantities are length, time, mass, electric current, temperature, luminous intensity, and amount of substance, and the corresponding units are the meter, second, kilogram, ampere, kelvin, candela, and mole. It has been given official status and recommended for universal use by the General Conference on Weights and Measures. It is also known (in French) as Syst?e International d'Unit?.
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| international unit |
The amount of a substance (eg, vitamins, hormones, enzymes, drugs) that produces a specific effect, as defined by an international body and accepted internationally.
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| International System of Units |
is the version of the metric system which has been established by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures and is administered in the United States by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The abbreviation for this system is "SI."
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| international unit |
(IU) Unit of measurement of vitamins and drugs.
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