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adj
Subject to destruction/decomposition or change in response to heat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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adjective satellite
(chemistry, physics, biology) readily changed or destroyed by heat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gwher-der. Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós)der. English thermo- English labile English thermolabile From thermo- + labile.
