labile

6 letters · adjective · scores 1,400 in SpellHuntr

adjective

(chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown

Labile in a sentence

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.

Water ligands typically bind metals in a labile fashion and are rapidly interchanged in aqueous solution.

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