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lability
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la·bile
/
ˈleɪ
bəl, -baɪl
/
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[
ley
-b
uh
l, -bahyl
]
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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
Related forms
la·bil·i·ty
/
ləˈbɪl
ɪ
ti
,
leɪ-
/
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[
l
uh
-
bil
-i-tee
,
ley-
]
Show IPA
,
noun
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labile
(ˈleɪbɪl)
—
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
(ˈleɪbɪl)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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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.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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