Labile vs Inert - What's the difference?
labile | inert |
Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize.
Apt or likely to change.
*, II.12:
(chemistry, of a compound or bond) Kinetically unstable; rapidly cleaved (and possibly reformed).
Unable to move or act; inanimate.
Sluggish or lethargic.
In chemistry, not readily reacting with other elements or compounds.
Having no therapeutic action.
As adjectives the difference between labile and inert
is that labile is liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize while inert is unable to move or act; inanimate.As a noun inert is
a substance that does not react chemically.labile
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- Pythagoras [said] that each thing or matter was ever gliding and labile .
- Certain drugs can be conjugated to polymer molecules with a linkage that is labile at low pH to effect controlled release in a cellular endosome.
- Water ligands typically bind metals in a labile fashion and are rapidly interchanged in aqueous solution.