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1.
evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
volatile oils
volatile solvents
2.
liable to lead to sudden change or violence
a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation
3.
marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
a flirt's volatile affections
4.
tending to vary often or widely
volatile stocks
volatile emotions
'volatile' - used as a noun
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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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