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Definition of labile :
Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.
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- The difference caused by the addition of acid is imperfectly understood but it is obvious that the chlorine set free by the acid cannot be present in the " free" state; it is probably in a semi- labile condition loosely attached to organic compounds. - "Chlorination of Water", Joseph Race.
- Whether this semi- labile chlorine is available for germicidal action is at present not definitely known but it has been noted by several observers that the germicidal action proceeds after the " free" chlorine reaction has disappeared. - "Chlorination of Water", Joseph Race.
