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labile in Catalan

labile in Catalan is làbil — labile means likely to slip, make mistakes, fail, or turn away from one's beliefs.

labile in Catalan

làbil
adj
(chemistry, of a compound or bond) Kinetically unstable; rapidly cleaved (and possibly reformed).

What does "labile" mean?

  1. adj Likely to slip, make mistakes, fail, or turn away from one's beliefs.
  2. adj Likely to change easily.
  3. adj (chemistry) Describing a compound or bond that breaks apart quickly and easily, and may then re-form.
    "Water ligands typically bind metals in a labile fashion and are rapidly interchanged in aqueous solution."
  4. adj (grammar) Describing a verb that keeps the same form whether or not it has an object.
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labile in a sentence

  • Water ligands typically bind metals in a labile fashion and are rapidly interchanged in aqueous solution.
  • 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.

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What is "labile" in Catalan?
"labile" in Catalan is làbil. labile means: Likely to slip, make mistakes, fail, or turn away from one's beliefs.
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