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单词 labile
释义

labile

[ ley-buhl, -bahyl ]
/ ˈleɪ bəl, -baɪl /

adjective

apt or likely to change.
Chemistry. (of a compound) capable of changing state or becoming inactive when subjected to heat or radiation.

Origin of labile

1400–50; late Middle English labyl<Late Latin lābilis, equivalent to Latin lāb(ī) to slip + -ilis-ile

OTHER WORDS FROM labile

la·bil·i·ty [luh-bil-i-tee, ley-], /ləˈbɪl ɪ ti, leɪ-/, noun
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Example sentences from the Web for labile

  • And this, in turn, may be regarded as but a manifestation of the process of survival by lability rather than by stability.

    Introduction to the Science of Sociology|Robert E. Park

British Dictionary definitions for labile

labile
/ (ˈleɪbɪl) /

adjective

chem (of a compound) prone to chemical change
liable to change or move

Derived forms of labile

lability (ləˈbɪlɪtɪ), noun

Word Origin for labile

C15: via Late Latin lābilis, from Latin lābī to slide, slip
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for labile

labile
[ lābīl′, -bəl ]

adj.

Receptive to change; adaptable.
Constantly undergoing or likely to undergo change, as a chemical compound; unstable.

Other words from labile

la•bili•ty (-bĭlĭ-tē) n.
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