Semiforbidden

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Partially forbidden not-comparable

    "The IEL component is presented in different emission lines, including the permitted lines \lya\ #92;lambda1216, \civ\ #92;lambda1549, semiforbidden line \ciii\ #92;lambda1909, and forbidden lines \oiii\ #92;lambda#92;lambda4959, 5007."

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"The IEL component is presented in different emission lines, including the permitted lines \lya\ #92;lambda1216, \civ\ #92;lambda1549, semiforbidden line \ciii\ #92;lambda1909, and forbidden lines \oiii\ #92;lambda#92;lambda4959, 5007."

Etymology

From semi- + forbidden.

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