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sta·bile | \ ˈstā-ˌbī(-ə)l 
, -ˌbil \
, -ˌbil \Definition of stabile
(Entry 1 of 2)
: stationary, stable
stabile
nounsta·bile | \ ˈstā-ˌbēl \
\Definition of stabile (Entry 2 of 2)
: an abstract sculpture or construction similar in appearance to a mobile but made to be stationary
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stabile
adjectivesta·bile | \ ˈstā-ˌbīl , -ˌbil \
, -ˌbil \Medical Definition of stabile
1 : stable sense 1
2 : resistant to chemical change
native proteins are never stabile— Otto Rahn
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The first known use of stabile was in 1896
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