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metastable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
metastable
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Etymology

From meta- + stable.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more metastable (comparative) most metastable (superlative) metastables (plural)

Derived Forms

metastably nonmetastable

Phrases

metastable isomer

Questions

What does metastable mean?
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.
Where does metastable come from?
From meta- + stable.

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