labile — [ labil ] adj. • v. 1457 au sens 2; bas lat. labilis, de labi « glisser, tomber » 1 ♦ (1840) Sc. Qui est sujet à tomber, à changer. Pétales labiles. Gènes labiles. Vitamine labile, peu stable. 2 ♦ Fig. Qui est sujet à faillir, à changer. Mémoire… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Labile — La bile, a. [L. labilis apt to slip, fr. labi to slip.] 1. Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. [Obs.] Cheyne. [1913 Webster] 2. Liable or likely to change. [PJC] 3. (Chem.) Easily decomposed or inactivated when subjected to heat, radiation … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
labile — / labile/ agg. [dal lat. tardo labĭlis, der. di labi scivolare, cadere, scorrere ]. 1. [che va via facilmente, che sfugge presto: avere ricordi l. ] ▶◀ debole, fragile, vago, [di memoria] corto. ◀▶ d acciaio, di ferro, forte, [di ricordi]… … Enciclopedia Italiana
labile — LABILE. adj. de tout genre. Il n a d usage qu avec le mot de Memoire, & alors il signifie, Une memoire peu heureuse, peu fidelle, & qui manque souvent au besoin. Il a la memoire fort labile … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
labile — [lā′bəl, lā′bīl΄] adj. [L labilis < labi, to slip, fall: see LAP1] liable to change; unstable [labile chemical compounds] lability [lā bil′i tē] n … English World dictionary
Labile — Unstable, unsteady, not fixed. In psychology or psychiatry, labile denotes free and uncontrolled moods or behaviors expressing emotions. In biochemistry, labile means easily removable as, for example, a labile hydrogen molecule. In the context of … Medical dictionary
labile — là·bi·le agg. CO 1a. che scompare rapidamente: tracce labili; che dura poco, passeggero, fugace Sinonimi: caduco, effimero, fugace, transitorio. Contrari: duraturo, durevole. 1b. estens., della memoria, incapace di ritenere i ricordi, debole… … Dizionario italiano
LABILE — adj. des deux genres Caduc, sujet à manquer. Il n est guère usité que dans cette expression, Mémoire labile, Mémoire faible qui manque souvent au besoin. Il a la mémoire labile … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
labile — adjective a) Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. 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. b) Apt or likely to change … Wiktionary
labile — adjective Etymology: French, from Middle French, prone to err, from Late Latin labilis, from Latin labi to slip more at sleep Date: 1603 1. readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown ; unstable < a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
