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volatile
adjective
noun
Evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
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ˈvɑl.ə.tl̩
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adjective
Evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
“Volatile oils”
adjective
Liable to lead to sudden change or violence
“An explosive issue”
adjective
Marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
“Fickle friends”
adjective
Tending to vary often or widely
“Volatile stocks”
noun
A volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor
“It was heated to evaporate the volatiles”
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Volatile oils
Volatile solvents
An explosive issue
A volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation
Fickle friends
A flirt's volatile affections
Volatile stocks
Volatile emotions
It was heated to evaporate the volatiles
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