METASTABLE


Meaning of METASTABLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˈstā-bəl ]

adjective

Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary

Date: 1897

: having or characterized by only a slight margin of stability

a metastable compound

• meta·sta·bil·i·ty -stə-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

• meta·sta·bly -ˈstā-b(ə-)lē adverb

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