Synonyms for drip line
- noun
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Definitions
- n. 1
On the table of nuclides, the limit beyond which an atomic nucleus will immediately decay by emitting a proton or neutron.
Hydrogen-7 has so many excess neutrons that it lies beyond the neutron drip line, and will spit out neutrons until it becomes a particle-bound isotope.
Related words
- Other spellings
- dripline
By length
- 11 letters
- dripperline