long-lived Definition
long·-lived (lôŋ′līvd′, -livd′)
long-lived Synonyms
long-lived Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- phosphorescence: Which along with his crystals in who was excited possess long-lived metallic phosphorescence.
- luminescence: The area years mistake hindered the felt that if phenomenon of long-lived luminescence.
- specie: There are 283 such stable or very long-lived nuclear species found in Nature.
- waste: There would be no greenhouse gases, no soot, and no long-lived radioactive waste.
- tree: Being long-lived mature trees develop a large community of lichen species of which at least 50 are known to be locally rare.
- gas: N 2 0 is a long-lived gas, surviving in the atmosphere for about 130 years.
Modifying Another Word
- relatively: These relatively long-lived stars may have been feeding the black hole for longer, allowing it to spin up to faster rates.
- extremely: Oaks are also an extremely long-lived species, with some recorded specimens being as much as 1000 years old.
- very: There are 283 such stable or very long-lived nuclear species found in Nature.
- not: Like his father, John Robert was not long-lived.
- remarkably: These factors conspired to destabilize a movement which was remarkably long-lived, eventually being shattered only by the invasion of France by the Nazis.
- quite: Amphibians are quite long-lived, and can afford to miss an occasional breeding season.
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