LABILE


Meaning of LABILE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlā-ˌbī(-ə)l, -bəl ]

adjective

Etymology: French, from Middle French, prone to err, from Late Latin labilis, from Latin labi to slip — more at sleep

Date: 1603

1. : readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable

a labile mineral

2. : readily open to change

• la·bil·i·ty lā-ˈbi-lə-tē noun

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