metastable

Adjective

 * 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.

Translations

 * Finnish: metastabiili
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 * Polish: metastabilny
 * Portuguese: metaestável
 * Romanian:
 * Spanish: metaestable
 * Turkish: yarı kararlı

Noun

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