| a. | 1. | Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. |
| 2. | Liable or likely to change. | |
| 3. | (Chem.) Easily decomposed or inactivated when subjected to heat, radiation, or mildly acidic or alkaline conditions; - of chemical compounds; |
| Adj. | 1. | labile - open to change; liable to change; "an emotionally labile person" |
| 2. | labile - (chemistry, physics, biology) readily undergoing change or breakdown |