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volatile
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volatile
adj.
evaporating easily; rapidly changing; fickle
n.
liquid that quickly vaporizes at relatively low temperatures (i.e. gasoline, paint thinner, etc.)
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Volatility
Volatility or volatile may refer to:
Chemistry
- Volatility (chemistry), a measure of the tendency of a substance to vaporize
- Relative volatility, a measure of vapor pressures of the components in a liquid mixture
- Volatiles, a group of compounds with low boiling points that are associated with a planet's or moon's crust and/or atmosphere
- Volatile organic compounds, organic compounds that can evaporate at normal temperature and pressure
- Volatile anaesthetics, a class of anaesthetics which evaporate easily
- Volatile substance abuse, the abuse of household inhalants containing volatile compounds
- Volatile oil, also known as essential oil, an oil derived from plants with aromatic compounds used in cosmetics and flavoring
- Volatile acidity, a term used in wine making to indicate an unacceptably high level of acid or vinegar.
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volatile
Noun
1. a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles"
(hypernym) substance, matter
Adjective
1. evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures; "volatile oils"; "volatile solvents"
(antonym) nonvolatile, nonvolatilizable, nonvolatilisable
(similar) evaporable, vaporific, vaporizable, volatilizable, volatilisable
(see-also) inconstant
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
2. liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"
(synonym) explosive
(similar) unstable
3. marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"
(synonym) fickle
(similar) inconstant
4. tending to vary often or widely; "volatile stocks"; "volatile emotions"
(similar) changeable, changeful
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volatil
adj.
volatile, evaporating easily
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volatile
nm.
bird, plumed or feathered animal
volatil
adj.
volatile, etherial
