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Definitions of volatile
  1. adjective
    liable to lead to sudden change or violence
    "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"

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  2. adjective
    marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
    "a flirt's volatile affections"

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  3. 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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  4. adjective
    evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
    "volatile oils" "volatile solvents"
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  5. adjective
    tending to vary often or widely
    "volatile stocks" "volatile emotions"

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Examples of volatile
  • "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"
  • "a flirt's volatile affections"
  • "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles"
  • "volatile oils"
  • "volatile solvents"
  • "volatile stocks"
  • "volatile emotions"
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