metastability

NOUN /,mɛtəstə'bɪlɪti/
13 LETTERS · 6 SYLLABLES · STARTS WITH M

metastability is a valid 13-letter word worth 20 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
M3E1T1A1S1T1A1B3I1L1I1T1Y4
3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 =20 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 40TRIPLE WORD → 60
MEANING

What does metastability mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

The quality of a physical system that persists in its existing equilibrium when undisturbed (or only slightly disturbed) but able to pass to a more stable equilibrium when sufficiently disturbed.