milliunit

English

Etymology

milli- +‎ unit

Noun

milliunit (plural milliunits)

  1. A thousandth of a unit.
    • 2007 November 20, Aliyah Baruchin, “Twins on a Medical Odyssey After a Diagnosis of Diabetes”, in New York Times‎:
      In addition to having a relative with Type 1, people in that subgroup had insulin autoantibody levels equal to or greater than 80 milliunits per milliliter.
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