[{"word":"labile","phonetic":"/ˈleɪbaɪl/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈleɪbaɪl/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"adjective","definitions":[{"definition":"Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Apt or likely to change.","synonyms":["unstable"],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(of a compound or bond) Kinetically unstable; rapidly cleaved (and possibly reformed).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"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."},{"definition":"(of a verb) Able to change valency without changing its form; especially, able to be used both transitively and intransitively without changing its form.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["unstable"],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/labile"]}]