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单词 labile
释义 la·bile
\ˈlābə̇l, ˈlāˌbīl also -ˌbēl\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English labyl, from Middle French labile, from Late Latin labilis fleeting, transient, apt to slip, from Latin labi to slip, fall + -ilis -ile — more at sleep
1. obsolete : prone to slip, err, or lapse
2. [French, from Middle French] : characterized by a ready tendency toward or capability for change : changeable, unstable
 < an emotionally labile patient >
: adaptable
 < has so labile a face that some of her scenes … rock with emotion — Manny Farber >
3. : readily or continually undergoing chemical or physical or biological change or breakdown (as in the presence of a specified factor)
 < heat-labile and heat-stable antigens >
 < the germinative plasma of the eggs is labile, producing under the influence of various conditions of nourishment different results — Auguste Lameere >
 < labile diabetes >
: fluctuating widely
 < labile blood pressure in hypertensives >
as
 a. : readily undergoing cleavage or molecular rearrangement or other chemical modification
  < one of the chlorine atoms is readily removed as hydrogen chloride and is termed labile or hydrolyzable chlorine — H.L.Haller & Ruth L. Busbey >
  < acid-labile phosphate >
  — compare unstable
 b. : characterized by shifting interchange (as of component material) without alteration in kind
  < labile equilibrium of a fluid >
 c. psychology : tending to discharge rather than to retain affect
 d. geology : unstable mechanically or chemically
  < stable and labile minerals >
  < a labile stratum >
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