What Does HL Stand For?
HL stands for Half Life
HL, or Half Life, is a scientific term that defines the time required for a quantity to reduce to half its initial value. It is commonly used in various fields such as physics, chemistry, and biology to measure the decay of radioactive substances, the elimination of drugs from the body, and other exponential decay processes. Understanding half-life is crucial for applications in nuclear medicine, pharmacokinetics, and environmental science, as it helps predict the behavior and duration of substances over time.
Added on 14th April 2008 | Last edited on 17th June 2025 | Edit Acronym