Labile

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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biological science, biology, unstable

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