
adjective Biochemistry.
- subject to destruction or loss of characteristic properties by the action of moderate heat, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermostable).
adjective
- (of certain biochemical and chemical compounds) easily decomposed or subject to a loss of characteristic properties by the action of heata thermolabile enzyme Compare thermostable (def. 1)
adj.
- Subject to destruction, decomposition, or great change by moderate heating. Used especially of biochemical substances.