labile
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bəl, -baɪl 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 (ˈleɪbɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | 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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Labile
is always a great word to know.
So is fluoride. Does it mean:
| a salt of hydrofluoric acid consisting of fluorine, as sodium fluoride, NaF, or a compound containing fluorine, as methyl fluoride, CH3F |
| noting compounds that readily decompose or change into other compounds |
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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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Example sentences
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.
People with labile boundaries need external controls, and legal consequences can offer one kind of useful control.
Emotionally labile patients should avoid stimulants, as they exacerbate mood shifting.
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