Definitions for labileˈleɪ bəl, -baɪl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
la•bileˈleɪ bəl, -baɪl(adj.)
apt or likely to change.
(of a chemical compound) capable of changing state or becoming inactive when subjected to heat or radiation.
Category: Chemistry
Origin of labile:
1400–50; late ME labyl < LL lābilis= L lāb(ī) to slip +-ilis -ile1
la•bil•i•tyləˈbɪl ɪ ti, leɪ-(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
labile(adj)
(chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown
labile(adj)
liable to change
"an emotionally labile person"
Wiktionary
labile(Adjective)
Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.
labile(Adjective)
Apt or likely to change.
labile(Adjective)
Kinetically unstable; rapidly cleaved (and possibly reformed).
Webster Dictionary
Labile(adj)
liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize
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