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half life
noun(half-life)
the time required for half of something to undergo a process: such as
half life
noun(half-life)
the time required for half of the atoms of a radioactive substance to become disintegrated
half life
noun(half-life)
the time required for half the amount of a substance (such as a drug, radioactive tracer, or pesticide) in or introduced into a living system or ecosystem to be eliminated or disintegrated by natural processes

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