What does labile mean?
Labile means Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize..
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/ˈleɪbaɪl/ · adjective
Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize..
Pythagoras [said] that each thing or matter was ever gliding and labile.
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.
Water ligands typically bind metals in a labile fashion and are rapidly interchanged in aqueous solution.
Use labile when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Labile means Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize..
Common synonyms include unstable, adaptable.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Pythagoras [said] that each thing or matter was ever gliding and labile.
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