2/26/07

labile

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME 'labyl' from LL 'lābilis', from 'lāb(ī)' to slip + '-ile', a suffix of capability]

adj.
1. Apt or likely to change.
2. In chemistry, of a compound capable of changing state or becoming inactive when subjected to heat or radiation.

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