31. Using nanoparticles can drastically affect the reaction rates; metastable intermolecular composites exploit this. 32. metastable states observed when cells are switched abruptly.33. Metastable isomeric transition is the only nuclear decay mode that approaches pure gamma emission.34. Metastable and kinetically persistent species or systems are not considered truly stable in chemistry.35. Metastable peaks are broad peaks with low intensity at non-integer mass values.36. Metastable phases are common in condensed matter.37. For example, diamond is a metastable form of carbon at silica are commonly observed. 38. The IUPAC recommends referring to these as " transient " rather than metastable . 39. There are three mechanisms with which supersaturation occurs : precipitation, nucleation, and metastable . 40. At that time, no stable or metastable vacua of string theory were actually known.