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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
la·bile       [ley-buhl, -bahyl] Pronunciation Key
–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 ME labyl < LL lābilis, equiv. to L lāb(ī) to slip + -ilis -ile]

—Related forms
la·bil·i·ty       [luh-bil-i-tee, ley-] Pronunciation Key, noun
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la·bile       (lā'bīl', -bəl)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Open to change; adaptable: an emotionally labile person.
  2. Chemistry Constantly undergoing or likely to undergo change; unstable: a labile compound.


[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

adjective
1. (chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown 
2. liable to change; "an emotionally labile person" 

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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Labile

La"bile\, a. [L. labilis apt to slip, fr. labi to slip.] Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. [Obs.] --Cheyne.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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