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lability

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la·bile  (lbl, -bl)
adj.
1. Open to change; adaptable: an emotionally labile person.
2. Chemistry Constantly undergoing or likely to undergo change; unstable: a labile compound.
[Middle English labil, forgetful, wandering, from Old French labile, from Late Latin lbilis, apt to slip, from lb, to slip.]
la·bili·ty (-bl-t) n.
lability
the susceptibility to error or lapses of any kind, as a human failing. — labile, adj.
See also: Strength and Weakness


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