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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.