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thermolabile

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thermolabile /ther·mo·la·bile/ (-la´bīl) easily affected by heat.
ther·mo·la·bile (thûrm-lbl, -bl)
adj.
Subject to destruction, decomposition, or great change by moderate heating. Used especially of biochemical substances.

thermo·la·bili·ty (-bl-t) n.

thermolabile
[thur′məlā′bəl]
Etymology: Gk, thermē + L, labilis, slipping
easily destroyed or altered by heat. Also called heat labile. Compare thermostable.

thermolabile [ther″mo-la´bil]
easily affected by heat.

thermolabile
easily affected by heat.


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