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The length of time in which one-half of the nuclei of an unstable isotope of an element decay into smaller nuclei (releasing energy).
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The time it takes for half of a drug dose to be eliminated from the bloodstream (or to be inactivated).
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| half-life |
The time required for the amount of a reactant to decrease to half its initial value.
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| half-life |
The time required for half of a given sample of a radioactive isotope to decay to its daughter isotope.
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| half-life |
The time required for one-half of a specified substance to degrade or become inert.
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