LABILE
/ΛleΙͺbaΙͺl/
8
Scrabble
11
WWF
L(1) A(1) B(3) I(1) L(1) E(1)
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Definition
/ΛleΙͺbaΙͺl/
adjective
- Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.
- 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.”
Source: Wiktionary
