labile
Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatizeLiable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.
Meaning
4 sensesLiable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.
labil
liable to change
Apt or likely to change.
Of a compound or bond, kinetically unstable; rapidly cleaved (and possibly reformed).
Certain drugs can be conjugated to polymer molecules with a linkage that is labile at low pH to effect controlled release in a cellular endosome.
Water ligands typically bind metals in a labile fashion and are rapidly interchanged in aqueous solution.
Of a verb, able to change valency without changing its form; especially, able to be used both transitively and intransitively without changing its form.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French labile, borrowed from Latin lābilis (“slipping, transitent”).Borrowed from Middle French labile, borrowed from Latin lābilis (“slipping, transitent”).
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Forms
more labile, most labile| Comparative | more labile Lesson |
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| Superlative | most labile Lesson |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
15 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form