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Vinony

metastable

adjective

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Wiktionary

adj

Etymology: From meta- + stable.

  1. 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

Etymology: From meta- + stable.

  1. A particle, etc. in the metastable state.