Labile

Word LABILE
Character 6
Hyphenation la bile
Pronunciations /ˈleɪbaɪl/

Definitions and meanings of "Labile"

What do we mean by labile?

Open to change; readily changeable or unstable. adjective

Fluctuating widely. adjective

Decomposing readily. adjective

In medicine, noting a mode of application of electricity in which the active electrode is passed back and forth over the nerve or muscle to be acted upon: opposed in this sense to slabile.

Unstable; liable to err, fall, or apostatize.

Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. adjective

Liable or likely to change. adjective

Easily decomposed or inactivated when subjected to heat, radiation, or mildly acidic or alkaline conditions; -- of chemical compounds. adjective

Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. adjective

Apt or likely to change. adjective

Kinetically unstable; rapidly cleaved (and possibly reformed). adjective

(chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown adjective

Liable to change 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).

(of a verb) Able to change valency without changing its form; especially, able to be used both transitively and intransitively without changing its form.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Labile

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The word "labile" in example sentences

I would, however, dispute the claim that he’s paranoid … and claiming that he’s emotionally labile is quite frankly laughable. ❋ Unknown (2010)

One is that the internal muscle has become very labile, meaning any little input inside the anus causes it to relax. ❋ Rosa Golijan (2010)

Lying on the table, stuck full of needles in a room painted soft peach, with monks softly chanting in the background, my mind wandered to the acupuncturist's use of the word "labile" in our pre-treatment conversation and the realization that labile and labial were not the same word. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Lou said … hey no problems, i'd be pleased to help if i can: o) i spent several years trying to convince my previous diabetic team to let me have one and then gave up, because basically they said I was non compliant (which I wasn't I just had "labile" diabetes I think that used to be called 'brittle') so it was too expensive to basically 'waste' on me. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Louisa said … hey no problems, i'd be pleased to help if i can: o) i spent several years trying to convince my previous diabetic team to let me have one and then gave up, because basically they said I was non compliant (which I wasn't I just had "labile" diabetes I think that used to be called 'brittle') so it was too expensive to basically 'waste' on me. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Or, conversely, how in the world do we believe Boehner, known for expressing a notably labile --unstable display of emotion -- style and behavior? ❋ Dr. Cheryl Pappas (2011)

Is truth just a subjective, labile thing that no one can but interpret and never state objectively? ❋ Laila E Hamarinen (2011)

In the end, I do know for sure that this person is hurt and troubled, as I was in the not-too-distant past, and also psychologically labile — so, who knows, perhaps there is an opening for mending the friendship. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's all in the timing and fleeting flickers across his vividly labile face. ❋ Unknown (2011)

And yet, as this column in Mother Jones suggests, the administration through its terrorism czar John Brennan will likely justify this as the elimination of such a threat on the grounds that fighting terrorism requires us to take a labile view of imminence. ❋ Feisal G. Mohamed (2011)

The Justice Department's leaked memorandum authorizing this killing claims that it adheres to the "due process of war;" this too is a labile definition given that we are not at war with Yemen. ❋ Feisal G. Mohamed (2011)

As might be expected, given the recent swings of labile public opinion, Americans are confused. ❋ Unknown (2010)

 My minnows would play in water, darting in and out of rocks, safe beneath labile winds, oil tankers and battleships. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Clearly, some of Obama's religious and political convictions are very labile and will change for political gain. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It was the first City Council committee meeting in memory that included presentations about heat-labile molecular bonds and synthetic estrogen. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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