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volatile

  • adjective
  • vol·a·tile
  • /ˈvɒl.əˌtaɪl/

Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.

Other meanings

  1. Of a price, variable or erratic.

  2. Of a person, quick to become angry or violent.

    “a volatile man”

Related words

  • nonvolatile
  • caustic volatile alkali
  • sal volatile
  • volatile organic compound
  • volatilely
  • volatility
  • volatile memory
  • unvolatile

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This definition is adapted from “volatile” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.