thermolabileadj.
/θəːməʊˈleɪbʌɪl/, /θəːməʊˈlabᵻl/, /θəːməʊˈleɪbᵻl/, U.S. /ˌθərməˈleɪˌbaɪl/, /ˌθərməˈleɪbəl/ Liable to destruction at moderately high temperatures, as certain toxins and serums: opposed to thermostable.
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thermolabile1904
1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 10 Sept. 561 The hæmolysis being due to the co-operation of a thermolabile complement—also called alexin—and thermostable immune body, otherwise amboceptor.
1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 10 Sept. 563 This thermolabile serum feast preparer is called by Wright and Douglas opsonine.
1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 10 Sept. 557 The killing of the bacteria is associated with the presence in the serum of an immune animal, of two substances, one thermolabile (complement) which naturally occurs in the serum of the animal species involved, and the other thermostable (immune body), which either is present in normal serum in very small amount or is altogether absent.
1907 Jrnl. Med. Research May 288 (C.D., Suppl.) The digestive ferment of these organs in solution is..thermolabile at 56° C.; the entire extract..is thermolabile at slightly higher temperatures.
Derivatives
ˌthermolaˈbility n. thermolabile quality.
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thermolability1904
1904 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 10 Sept. 561 Buchner has drawn special attention to the characters of the alexins—their thermolability [etc.].
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