Volatile — synonyms, volatile antonyms, definition

1. volatile (a)

airy bouncy buoyant capricious changeable combustible easy effervescent elastic elusive ephemeral erratic expansive explosive fickle fiery flammable fleeting flighty flitting • • •

2. volatile (Adjective)

nonvolatile

volatile (Adjective) — (chemistry) evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures. ex. "volatile oils" ex. "volatile solvents"

volatile (Adjective) — Liable to lead to sudden change or violence. ex. "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"

volatile (Adjective) — Marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments. ex. "a flirt's volatile affections"

volatile (Adjective) — Tending to vary often or widely. ex. "volatile stocks" ex. "volatile emotions"

3. volatile (Noun)

volatile (Noun) — A volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapour. ex. "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles"

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