half life

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Noun1.half life - the time required for something to fall to half its initial value (in particular, the time for half the atoms in a radioactive substance to disintegrate)
period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period"
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For example, if you put 10 tonnes of make-up water into your system, and every hour 1 tonne runs off as bleed water, this will determine the half life for your system.
Now, eight years on, the resulting labour of love - released for free over the internet - is an achievement that serves as a reminder of what a great game Half Life was and a chance for people who haven't played it to find out just why.
The MRT of lumefantrine and the half life phase-1 was reported first time in our study.
They estimated half life to be less than a year, 11 months.
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Statistical analysis of means and linear regression trends for TCDD half life vs.
In some cases, human metabolism can differ markedly from animals so that a drug with a half life of a few hours in dogs may turn out to have a half life of several days in humans, or a compound with no animal toxicity may cause elevation in liver functions or a prolongation of QT interval in humans.
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