单词	international unit
释义	international unit noun : a quantity of a biologically active substance (such as a vitamin) that produces a particular biological effect agreed upon as an international standard Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web But David Shear, president of the international unit at Restaurant Brands International (QSR), gave some insight into Burger King's agreement in his open letter. Danielle Wiener-bronner, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022 Lufthansa earlier this year abandoned an auction process for the international unit. William Wilkes, Bloomberg.com, 3 June 2020 In the study of respiratory illness and vitamin D, the dose was equivalent to about 3,330 international units daily. Tara Parker-pope, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2020 In the television realm, CGTN, the international unit of the state broadcaster, now has English, Spanish, French, Arabic and Russian channels, available in more than 170 countries. Anna Fifield, Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2020 While that’s helped return the international unit to profit, margins are vanishingly thin. Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2019 First, revenue from their international units will wind up looking weaker when it gets translated back into American dollars. Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 30 Sep. 2019 The dollar would retain its status as the international unit of account for a while – but gradually, a dwindling supply would cause more and more transactions to switch to more readily available currencies. Washington Post, 28 June 2019 Dietary guidelines suggest most adults get at least 600 international units (IU) of vitamin D a day. NBC News, 14 June 2018 See More Word History First Known Use 1921, in the meaning defined above Medical Definition international unit noun : the amount of specific physiological activity of a standardized preparation (as of a vitamin) that is agreed upon as an international standard especially for comparison with other biologicals containing the substance in impure form or with a related biologically active substance also : the amount of the biologically active substance in the standard amount of the preparation producing this activity
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