HALF-LIFE Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word half-life. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for HALF-LIFE
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| breakdown | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue • a mental or physical breakdown • (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action • a cessation of normal operation • an analysis into mutually exclusive categories • (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance | ||||||||
| decay | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the process of gradually becoming inferior • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • the organic phenomenon of rotting • an inferior state resulting from the process of decaying • the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation verb • lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current • fall into decay or ruin • undergo decay or decomposition | ||||||||
| decomposition | nounn | |||||||
noun • the analysis of a vector field • in a decomposed state • (chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance • (biology) the process of decay caused by bacterial or fungal action • the organic phenomenon of rotting | ||||||||
| degradation | nounn | |||||||
noun • changing to a lower state (a less respected state) • a low or downcast state | ||||||||
| deterioration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a symptom of reduced quality or strength • process of changing to an inferior state | ||||||||
| disintegration | nounn | |||||||
noun • in a decomposed state • a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system • separation into component parts • the spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation • total destruction | ||||||||
