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labilize

verb

Etymology

From labile + -ize.

  1. borrowed from lābilis
  2. suffixed as labilize — “labile + ize”

Definitions

  1. To make or become labile (i.e. unstable).

    • L. regards the oxidative processes of the body as taking place not as a result of activated O, but rather by means of "labilized" H atoms of the proteins of the cells so that they react readily with mol. O₂.
    • […] in order to labilize the glycosidic bond.
    • High trans effect ligands such as H or CO labilize ligands that are trans to themselves.

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