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GY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad
Synonyms:
gray; Gy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("Gy" is a kind of...):
radioactivity unit (a measure of radioactivity)