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continent of stability

continent of stability noun: a hypothetical group of (presumably superheavy, likely beyond oganesson) chemical elements and isotopes that would be relatively long-lived, if not stable. Like an island of stability but larger.

Noun

continent of stability (plural continents of stability)

  1. (nuclear physics) A hypothetical group of (presumably superheavy, likely beyond oganesson) chemical elements and isotopes that would be relatively long-lived, if not stable. Like an island of stability but larger.

Forms of continent of stability

pluralcontinents of stability

Questions about continent of stability

What does continent of stability mean?
Continent of stability means a hypothetical group of (presumably superheavy, likely beyond oganesson) chemical elements and isotopes that would be relatively long-lived, if not stable. Like an island of stability but larger.
What part of speech is continent of stability?
Continent of stability is a noun.
What is the plural of continent of stability?
The plural of continent of stability is continents of stability.

Words near continent of stability in the dictionary

  1. continence
  2. continences
  3. continencies
  4. continency
  5. continent
  6. continent of stability
  7. continental
  8. continental breakfast
  9. continental breakfasts
  10. continental crust
  11. continental crusts

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