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labile

/ˈleɪbaɪl/
adjective
  1. Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.

  2. Apt or likely to change.

    Similar: unstable

  3. (of a compound or bond) Kinetically unstable; rapidly cleaved (and possibly reformed).

    "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."

Synonymsunstable

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