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| continuance; persistence | |||
| tenacity; residual action | |||
| after-glow | |||
| lag; smearing | |||
| persistence The capacity of a substance to remain chemically stable. This is an important factor in estimating the environmental effects of substances discharged into the environment. Certain toxic substances (e.g., cyanides) have a low persistence, whereas other less immediately toxic substances (e.g., many organochlorines) have a high persistence and may therefore produce more serious effects | |||
| persistency | |||
| wind duration | |||
| hangover; retentivity | |||
| tailing | |||
| persistence after-glow; lag smearing | |||
| persistencia: 44 phrases in 18 subjects |