thermolabile

thermolabile
thermolability /therr'moh leuh bil"i tee/, n.
/therr'moh lay"bil, -buyl/, adj. Biochem.
subject to destruction or loss of characteristic properties by the action of moderate heat, as certain toxins and enzymes (opposed to thermostable).
[1900-05; THERMO- + LABILE]

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