LABILE


Meaning of LABILE in English

[ 'leɪbʌɪl ]

■ adjective

1》 technical liable to change; easily altered.

2》 Chemistry easily broken down or displaced.

Derivatives

lability lə'bɪlɪti noun

Origin

ME (in the sense 'liable to err or sin'): from late L. labilis , from labi 'to fall'.

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