Word: photolabile
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pho
to
la
bile
Definition: Labile or kinetically unstable in the presence of light; subject to photochemical or photophysical reactions.
Morphemes:
Affix: photo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: light, electromagnetic radiation
Etymology Compounds: Affix: φῶς
Language: grc
Decoded: phos
Meaning: light
Affix: labile
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Kinetically unstable; rapidly cleaved (and possibly reformed).