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long-lived Definition

long·-lived (lôŋlīvd′, -livd′)

adjective

having or tending to have a long life span or existence

Etymology: long + -lived

long-lived Synonyms

long-lived

modif.

long-lasting, macrobiotic, enduring; see permanent 2, perpetual 1.

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.