Associations to the word «Labile»
Noun
- Toxin
- Ligand
- Pesticide
- Alkali
- Hydrolysis
- Cholera
- Compound
- Ionization
- Phosphorus
- Spectrometry
- Ester
- Subunit
- Chromatography
- Amine
- Proton
- Biomass
- Sulfur
- Decomposition
- Acid
- Molecule
- Als
- Cleavage
- Cu
- Nutrient
- Linkage
- Heat
- Degradation
- Anion
- Sulfide
- Adsorption
- Ms
- Peptide
- Resin
- Phosphate
- Solubility
- Residue
- Stabilization
- Cooking
- Potassium
- Reagent
- Ion
- Oxidation
- Complex
- Pool
- Zinc
- Extraction
- Soil
- Vitamin
- Hypertension
- Hydrogen
- Sudden
- Polymer
- Protein
- Substrate
- Diarrhea
- Uptake
- Uv
- Lipid
- Serum
- Synthesis
- Enzyme
- Antibiotic
- Cation
- Atom
Adjective
Wiktionary
LABILE, adjective. Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.
LABILE, adjective. Apt or likely to change.
LABILE, adjective. (chemistry) (of a compound or bond) Kinetically unstable; rapidly cleaved (and possibly reformed).
LABILE VERB, noun. (grammar) A transitive verb, such as break, burn, boil, open, start, change, or assimilate, which may be used intransitively with the object of the action as the subject.
Dictionary definition
LABILE, adjective. (chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown.
LABILE, adjective. Liable to change; "an emotionally labile person".
Wise words
A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is
the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color
and content according to the circumstances and time in which
it is used.