unstabilized
- adjective
- /ʌnˈsteɪbəˌlaɪzd/
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inestable
- Because Swiss municipalities cannot send their waste directly to landfill if it contains any unstabilized organic material, Swiss municipal solid waste (MSW) tends to be incinerated.
Examples
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The unstabilized soil on the hillside made it risky for construction workers to start the project.
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Against a background of an unstabilized political and economic situation, there is a danger of authoritarian resurgence.
Academic text (1995) -
Along unstabilized inlets, the baseline would follow the most landward extent of erosion at any time during the past 40 years.
Academic text (1991) -
Due to being made without unstabilized dairy products and thus spoiling more slowly than most baked items, Twinkies have a shelf life of around 25 days.
Blog text (11) -
The environmental report highlighted that the river's flow is becoming more unpredictable due to the unstabilized banks.
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Farmers in the region face challenges because of unstabilized conditions that threaten their crop yields.
Synonyms
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4.3
Weather that often changes, bringing rain or strong wind
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5.7
Not treated to stop decay or rot
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3.4
Not changed by chemicals or by any physical process
Antonyms
How Stable
Surface Forms
Morphology
unstabilized = stabilized (transparent) = un + stabil + ized
Adding un- to 'stabilized' gives the regular negated meaning 'not stabilized'.
Etymology
Unstabilized starts with un- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from stabilize, which is the same root as stable meaning 'firm'. So unstabilized means 'not made firm or protected', and that's why an unstabilized thing can change, break, or fade.