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LABILE
labile
(adjective) liable to change; “an emotionally labile person”
labile
(adjective) (chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
labile (comparative more labile, superlative most labile)
Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.
Apt or likely to change.
Synonym: unstable
(chemistry, of a compound or bond) Kinetically unstable; rapidly cleaved (and possibly reformed).
(linguistics, of a verb) Able to change valency without changing its form; especially, able to be used both transitively and intransitively without changing its form.
Anagrams
• Belial, Biella, alible, liable
Source: Wiktionary
La"bile, a. Etym: [L. labilis apt to slip, fr. labi to slip.]
Definition: Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. [Obs.] Cheyne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
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