See labile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"word": "heat labile"
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"code": "bg",
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"roman": "labílen",
"sense": "liable to slip",
"word": "лаби́лен"
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"sense": "liable to slip",
"word": "labilní"
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"sense": "liable to slip",
"word": "labiili"
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"sense": "liable to slip",
"word": "labil"
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"sense": "liable to slip",
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"sense": "liable to slip",
"word": "làbbili"
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"word": "lábil"
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"word": "labilní"
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"sense": "kinetically unstable",
"word": "labiili"
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"sense": "kinetically unstable",
"word": "labile"
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{
"code": "it",
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"lang_code": "it",
"sense": "kinetically unstable",
"word": "labile"
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"sense": "kinetically unstable",
"word": "labilny"
},
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"code": "pl",
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"sense": "kinetically unstable",
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}
],
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}
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