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Noun: half-life (half-lives) hãf lIf
- The time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate)
"the half-life of humic acid is measured in centuries";
- half life
Derived forms: half-lives
Type of: period, period of time, time period
Encyclopedia: Half-life Half-life, biological Half-life, effective
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