'Labile' definitions:

Definition of 'labile'

From: WordNet
adjective
(chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown
adjective
Liable to change; "an emotionally labile person"

Definition of 'Labile'

From: GCIDE
  • Labile \La"bile\, a. [L. labilis apt to slip, fr. labi to slip.]
  • 1. Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. [Obs.] --Cheyne. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Liable or likely to change. [PJC]
  • 3. (Chem.) Easily decomposed or inactivated when subjected to heat, radiation, or mildly acidic or alkaline conditions; -- of chemical compounds; as, enzymes from thermophilic organisms are not as labile as those from mesophiles. [PJC]

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