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labile

The correct spelling is labile.

How to pronounce labile

adjective

IPA: /ˈleɪbaɪl/

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The correct spelling is labile. Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. For example: "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."

Usage Examples

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.

Definition

adjective

  1. 1.Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.
  2. 2.Apt or likely to change.
  3. 3.(of a compound or bond) Kinetically unstable; rapidly cleaved (and possibly reformed).
  4. 4.(of a verb) Able to change valency without changing its form; especially, able to be used both transitively and intransitively without changing its form.

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