thermolabile

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adjective

Subject to destruction/decomposition or change in response to heat.

Similar
reactive
Opposite
thermostable
OriginEnglish labile ← Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʷʰermós →
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Meanings

adjectivethermolabile (comparative more thermolabile, superlative most thermolabile)

comparative more thermolabile · superlative most thermolabile

  1. biochemistrySubject to destruction/decomposition or change in response to heat.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
thermostable

adjective(chemistry, physics, biology) readily changed or destroyed by heat

Similar
reactive
Also see
reactive

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰer-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*gʷʰermos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʷʰermós
  4. Ancient Greekθερμός (thermós)
  5. Englishthermo-
  6. Englishlabile
  7. Englishthermolabile

From thermo- + labile.

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APA

thermolabile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermolabile

MLA

“thermolabile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermolabile. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thermolabile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thermolabile.

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