metastable
The English word “metastable” has 2 meanings listed here.
adjective
- 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.
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