labile
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labile
flexible; likely to change
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label – an attachment that indicates the manufacturer, size, destination, or nature of something: According to the label this is a “large.”; a brief description of a person or group: Don’t label me a “liberal” just because I want to protect the environment.
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la·bile
(lā′bīl′, -bəl)adj.
1. Open to change; readily changeable or unstable: labile chemical compounds; tissues with labile cell populations.
2. Fluctuating widely: labile hypertension; labile emotions.
3. Decomposing readily: the labile component of organic matter.
[Middle English labil, forgetful, wandering, from Old French labile, from Late Latin lābilis, apt to slip, from lābī, to slip.]
la·bil′i·ty (-bĭl′ĭ-tē) n.
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labile
(ˈleɪbɪl)adj
1. (Chemistry) chem (of a compound) prone to chemical change
2. liable to change or move
[C15: via Late Latin lābilis, from Latin lābī to slide, slip]
lability n
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la•bile
(ˈleɪ 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.
[1400–50; late Middle English labyl < Late Latin lābilis= Latin lāb(ī) to slip + -ilis -ile1]
la•bil•i•ty (ləˈbɪl ɪ ti, leɪ-) n.
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| Adj. | 1. | labile - (chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms reactive - participating readily in reactions; "sodium is a reactive metal"; "free radicals are very reactive" |
| 2. | labile - liable to change; "an emotionally labile person" imbalanced, unbalanced - being or thrown out of equilibrium |
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la·bile
a. lábil, inestable, frágil, que cambia o se altera fácilmente.
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labile
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