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adjective
1.
apt or likely to change.
2.
Chemistry. (of a compound) capable of changing state or becoming inactive when subjected to heat or radiation.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English labyl < Late Latin lābilis, equivalent to Latin lāb(ī) to slip + -ilis -ile
1400–50; late Middle English labyl < Late Latin lābilis, equivalent to Latin lāb(ī) to slip + -ilis -ile
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Labile
is always a great word to know.
So is nicotine. Does it mean:
| a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C10H14N2, found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide |
| the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; a gram molecule |
Example Sentences
- People with labile boundaries need external controls, and legal consequences can offer one kind of useful control.
- Brilliant originals come in two kinds: emotionally stable and emotionally extremely labile.
- But then you see them as they're older, and they're off in college and not having these labile mood swings anymore.
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Medical Dictionary
labile la·bile (lā'bīl', -bəl)
adj.
Constantly undergoing or likely to undergo change; unstable.
la·bil'i·ty (-bĭl'ĭ-tē) n.
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