stable /sta·ble/ (sta´b'l)
stable
stable [sta´b'l]
stable,
1. not moving, fixed, firm.
2. constant (def. 1).
sta·ble (st  b l)adj. 1. Resistant to change of position or condition. 2. Not subject to mental illness or irrationality. 3. Having no known mode of decay; indefinitely long-lived. Used of atomic particles. 4. Not easily decomposed or otherwise modified chemically. |
stable
[stā′bəl]
Etymology: L, stabilis, firm
remaining unchanged.
stable [sta´b'l]
not readily subject to change.
stable,
adj the term applied to a substance that has no tendency to decompose spontaneously. As applied to chemical compounds, it denotes their ability to resist chemical alterations.
stable isotope,
n See isotope.
stable
1. animal accommodation, usually for horses.
2. to accommodate an animal in a stable as distinct from running at pasture.
3. steady; not easily swayed.
stable blackleg
caused by the germination of latent spores of Clostridium septicum in tissues. The clinical disease is similar to blackleg.
stable cough
any of the viral diseases of the upper respiratory tract of horses, but most commonly equine influenza.
stable fly
see stomoxys calcitrans.
stable footrot
see stable footrot.
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