half-life
noun/ˈhɑːf laɪf/
/ˈhæf laɪf/
[countable]- (physics) the time taken for the radioactivity of a substance to fall to half its original value
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- (biology) the time taken for the amount of a drug or other substance in the body to fall to half its original level
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