See Also: tippy-toe(dictionary)
tippy(2)(dictionary)
tippy(1)(dictionary)
labile(dictionary)
Labile(medicine)
labile factor(medicine)
labile hypertension(medicine)
labile elements(medicine)
Labile affect(health)
labile current(medicine)

tippy(2) (iou) and Labile (medicine)


tippy(2) (iou)



tippy noun & adjective1. colloq. L18.
[from TIP noun1 + -Y1.]
A. noun. obsolete exc. Scot.
The height of Fashion; the fashionable thing. L18.
A dandy. L18.
b. adjective.
Very fashionable; stylish, smart. Now rare exc. Scot. E19.
Highly ingenious or clever. Now rare. M19.
Of tea: containing a large proportion of leaf-buds. L19.

Labile (medicine)


labile


1. Gliding, moving from point to point over the surface, unstable, fluctuating.

2. <chemistry> Chemically unstable.

Origin: L. Labilis = unstable, from labi = to glide