metastable
Meanings
adj
- Of or pertaining to a physical or chemical state that is relatively long-lived, but may decay to a lower energy state when slightly perturbed or through a quantum transition.
noun
- A particle, etc. in the metastable state.
Word forms
Etymology
From meta- + stable.
Derived words
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