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half-life

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "half-life" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable

9 characters

English (US)

1syllable

half-life

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, half-life is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofhalf-life

1noun

The time required for half of the nuclei in a sample of a specific isotope to undergo radioactive decay.
In a chemical reaction, the time required for the concentration of a reactant to fall from a chosen value to half that value.
The time it takes for a substance (drug, radioactive nuclide, or other) to lose half of its pharmacological, physiologic, or radiological activity.
The time it takes for an idea or a fashion to lose half of its influential power.

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