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Volatile

ˈvɒlətʌɪl

Volatile definitions

adjective

Inflections:

volatile

(of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures

"volatile solvents such as petroleum ether, hexane, and benzene"

Synonyms:
evaporative vaporous vaporescent
liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse

"the political situation was becoming more volatile"

Synonyms:
tense strained fraught uneasy uncomfortable charged explosive eruptive inflammatory turbulent in turmoil full of upheavals
- (of a person) liable to display rapid changes of emotion
  
  "a passionate, volatile young man"
(of a computer's memory) retaining data only as long as there is a power supply connected

noun

Inflections:

volatile volatiles