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unstable particle [¦ən′stā·bəl ′pärd·ə·kəl]

(particle physics)

Any elementary particle that spontaneously decays into other particles.

An elementary particle that can decay through the strong interactions, as opposed to a semistable particle; it has a lifetime on the order of 10^-23second.

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