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islands of stability

islands of stability is the plural of island of stability.

Meaning of island of stability

Noun

island of stability (plural islands of stability)

  1. (nuclear physics) A grouping of isotopes of some transuranic elements that are predicted to be more stable than others due to having filled shells of protons and neutrons.

Questions about islands of stability

What is islands of stability the plural of?
Islands of stability is the plural of island of stability.

Words near islands of stability in the dictionary

  1. islandry
  2. islands
  3. Islands of Hawaii
  4. islands of inversion
  5. islands of Reil
  6. islands of stability
  7. Islands of the Blessed
  8. Islands of the Blest
  9. Islands of the North Atlantic
  10. Islandside
  11. islandward

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