Volatile

Any substance that evaporates readily.
Volatile

A compound is said to be volatile when it evaporates or vaporises (changes from a liquid to a gas) at ordinary temperatures on exposure to the air.

(vol´ә-til) evaporating rapidly; vaporizing readily at low temperatures.
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[
adj] - (chemistry) evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures 2. [adj] - tending to vary often or widely 3. [n] - a volatile substance
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• (a.) Capable of wasting away, or of easily passing into the aeriform state; subject to evaporation. • (a.) Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly. • (a.) Fig.: Light-hearted; easily affected by circumstances; airy; lively; hence, changeable; fickle; as, a volatil...
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adjective tending to vary often or widely; `volatile stocks`; `volatile emotions`
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(vol.) Type: Term Pronunciation: vol′ă-til Definitions: 1. Tending to evaporate rapidly. 2. Tending toward violence, explosiveness, or rapid change.
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[economics] Del Latta in Bowling Green Ohio with President Ford; from my family photo archive ...
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Vol'a·tile adjective [ French
volatil , Latin
volatilis , from
volare to fly, perhaps akin to
velox swift, English
velocity . Confer
Volley .]
1. Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to...
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Vol'a·tile noun [ Confer French
volatile .] A winged animal; wild fowl; game. [ Obsolete]
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1 Capable of being readily vaporized. 2 A substance that can readily be vaporized, such as water or carbon dioxide.
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1. Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly. ... 2. Capable of wasting away, or of easily passing into the aeriform state; subject to evaporation. ... Substances which affect the smell with pungent or fragrant odors, as musk, hartshorn, and essential oils, are called volatile subst...
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A liquid which easily evaporates into a gas.
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A solid or liquid material that easily vaporizes. A material with a significant vapour pressure.
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A solid or liquid material that easily vaporizes. A material with a significant vapor pressure.
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A substance that evaporates quickly, such as alcohol.
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A substance that vaporizes (boils) at relatively low temperatures. Common volatile substances include water (H
2O), carbon dioxide (CO
2), carbon monoxide (CO), methane (CH
4), and ammonia (NH
3). The opposite of...
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A type of computer memory which can only store data when charged with electricity. When power is turned off, the contents of memory are lost. (WW)
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A volatile wine is one that smells of vinegar as a result of an excessive amount of acetic bacteria present. It is a seriously flawed wine.
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A volatile wine smells of vinegar due to an abundance of acetic bacteria. In some wines, a tiny dose can be seen as a positive trait. In large amounts this easily ruins a wine.
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Any substance that evaporates readily.
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Any substance that evaporates readily.
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changeable inconstant fickle unstable explosiveÂ
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Compounds with low melting temperatures, such as hydrogen, helium, water, ammonia, carbon dioxide and methane.
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Describing a substance that readily passes from the liquid to the vapour phase. Volatile substances have a high vapour pressure
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