labile
labile /ˈleɪbɪl, ˈleɪbʌɪl/ I. adjective 1. ‹technical› liable to change; easily altered. • persons whose blood pressure is more labile will carry an enhanced risk of heart attack. • we may be the most labile culture in all history. 2. ‹technical› of or characterized by emotions which are easily aroused, freely expressed, and tend to alter quickly and spontaneously. • mood seemed generally appropriate, but the patient was often labile. 3. ‹technical› [Chemistry] easily broken down or displaced. • the breakage of labile bonds. • [in combination] a heat-labile protein. II. derivatives lability /ləˈbɪlɪti / noun – origin late Middle English
