half-life in Malay
separuh hayat
/ˈhæfˌlaɪf/
half-life in Malay: separuh hayat. In English, half-life means the time required for half the nuclei in a sample of an isotope to undergo radioactive decay.
Malay words for half-life
- time in physics
- separuh hayat
- chemistry: time required for concentration to fall to half
- separuh hayat
- medicine: time for a substance to lose half of its activity
- separuh hayat
English meaning of half-life
- noun The time required for half the nuclei in a sample of an isotope to undergo radioactive decay.
- noun In a chemical reaction, the time required for the concentration of a reactant to fall from a chosen value to half that value.
- noun The time it takes for a substance (drug, radioactive nuclide, or other) to lose half of its pharmacological, physiologic, or radiological activity.
- noun The amount of time it takes for an idea or a fashion to lose half of its influential power.
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Questions about half-life in Malay
- What is the meaning of half-life in Malay?
- Half-life in Malay is separuh hayat.
- Apakah maksud half-life dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Half-life: separuh hayat.
- What does half-life mean in English?
- Half-life means the time required for half the nuclei in a sample of an isotope to undergo radioactive decay.
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