HyperDic: labile

English > 2 senses of the word labile:
ADJECTIVEalllabile(chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown
alllabileliable to change
English > labile: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning(chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown.
Categorybiology, biological scienceThe science that studies living organisms
BroaderreactiveParticipating readily in reactions
Spanishlábil
Catalanlàbil
English > labile: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningLiable to change.
Example"an emotionally labile person"
Broaderunbalanced, imbalancedBeing or thrown out of equilibrium
Spanishlábil

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