labile

la-bile · adjective

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Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    (Chemistry) Liable to change or be displaced; unstable.

  2. 2.

    (Psychology/Medicine) Characterized by rapid changes in mood or emotional state.

  3. 3.

    Readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change.

Related words

Antonyms: constant, fixed, stable
See also: stability, unstable, volatile
Synonyms: changeable, unstable, volatile

Etymology

From Latin labilis meaning "apt to slip," from labi meaning "to slip, fall."