Labile
/ˈleɪbaɪl/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:11 pts6 letters
Definition of Labile
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."
- (of a verb) Able to change valency without changing its form; especially, able to be used both transitively and intransitively without changing its form.
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unstable