Associations to the word «Metastable»
Noun
- Spectroscopy
- Defect
- Reprint
- Stable
- Precursor
- Vapor
- Discharge
- Minimum
- Gas
- Dependence
- Diffusion
- Freezing
- Lipid
- Precipitation
- Polymer
- Formation
- Solution
- Liquid
- Convert
- Alpha
- Mixture
- Pressure
- Disturbance
- Curve
- Fe
- Activation
- Mineral
- Substrate
- Absorption
- Dioxide
- Dye
- Bombardment
- Structure
- Reaction
- Spin
- Barrier
- Pulse
- Fluid
- Fraction
- Oxygen
- Metal
- Equation
- Bubble
- Condition
- Matrix
- Ms
- Spectrum
- Masse
- Layer
- Interaction
- Fragment
- Ti
- Composition
- Input
- Process
- Respect
- Growth
- Pathway
- Flow
- Surface
- Level
- Rate
- Form
- Extension
- Mass
- Glass
- Compound
- Material
- Fig
Adjective
Wiktionary
METASTABLE, adjective. (physics) (chemistry) 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.
METASTABLE, noun. A particle, etc. in the metastable state.
METASTABLE ISOMER, noun. (physics) An excited state of an isotope, often having different a spin quantum number (designated with an m)
Dictionary definition
METASTABLE, adjective. (of physical systems) continuing in its present state of equilibrium unless sufficiently disturbed to pass to a more stable state of equilibrium.
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