Definitions for labilityləˈbɪl ɪ ti, leɪ-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

la•bileˈleɪ bəl, -baɪl(adj.)

  1. apt or likely to change.

  2. (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.)

Wiktionary

  1. lability(Noun)

    The state of being labile

  2. lability(Noun)

    A susceptibility to change; instability

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lability(noun)

    liability to lapse, err, or apostatize


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