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English adjective: volatile | |||
| 1. | volatile evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures | ||
| Samples | Volatile oils. Volatile solvents. | ||
| Similar | evaporable, vaporific, vaporizable, vapourific, vapourisable, volatilisable, volatilizable | ||
| See also | inconstant | ||
| Domain category | chemical science, chemistry | ||
| Antonyms | nonvolatile, nonvolatilisable, nonvolatilizable | ||
| 2. | volatile liable to lead to sudden change or violence | ||
| Samples | An explosive issue. A volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation. | ||
| Synonyms | explosive | ||
| Similar | unstable | ||
| Antonyms | stable | ||
| 3. | volatile marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments | ||
| Samples | Fickle friends. A flirt's volatile affections. | ||
| Synonyms | fickle | ||
| Similar | inconstant | ||
| Antonyms | constant | ||
| 4. | volatile tending to vary often or widely | ||
| Samples | Volatile stocks. Volatile emotions. | ||
| Similar | changeable, changeful | ||
| Antonyms | unchangeable | ||
English noun: volatile | |||
| 1. | volatile (substance) a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor | ||
| Samples | It was heated to evaporate the volatiles. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | substance | ||
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