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photolabile

photolabile adjective: labile or kinetically unstable in the presence of light; subject to photochemical or photophysical reactions.

Adjective

photolabile (comparative more photolabile, superlative most photolabile)

  1. Labile or kinetically unstable in the presence of light; subject to photochemical or photophysical reactions.

Forms of photolabile

comparativemore photolabile
superlativemost photolabile

Origin of photolabile

From photo- + labile.

Questions about photolabile

What does photolabile mean?
Photolabile means labile or kinetically unstable in the presence of light; subject to photochemical or photophysical reactions.
What part of speech is photolabile?
Photolabile is an adjective.

Words near photolabile in the dictionary

  1. photolabeled
  2. photolabeling
  3. photolabelled
  4. photolabelling
  5. photolabels
  6. photolabile
  7. photolability
  8. photolabs
  9. photolarvicidal
  10. photolarvicide
  11. photolarvicides

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