"heat labile" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more heat labile [comparative], most heat labile [superlative], heat-labile [alternative], heatlabile [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} heat labile (comparative more heat labile, superlative most heat labile)
  1. Not heat stable; that breaks down at high temperatures.
    Sense id: en-heat_labile-en-adj-kyx2BpzZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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