Definition of Labile
La´bile
a.
1.
Liable
to
slip
,
err
,
fall
,
or
apostatize
.
2.
Liable
or
likely
to
change
.
3.
(Chem.)
Easily
decomposed
or
inactivated
when
subjected
to
heat
,
radiation
,
or
mildly
acidic
or
alkaline
conditions
; -
of
chemical
compounds
;
as
,
enzymes
from
thermophilic
organisms
are
not
as
labile
as
those
from
mesophiles
.
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