volatile
Meaning of volatile
- (of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures.
volatile solvents such as petroleum ether, hexane, and benzene
- liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.
the political situation was becoming more volatile
- (of a computer's memory) retaining data only as long as there is a power supply connected.
noun
a volatile substance.
Middle English (in the sense ‘creature that flies’, also, as a collective, ‘birds’): from Old French volatil or Latin volatilis, from volare ‘to fly’.
Information about volatile
- The plural form of volatile is: volatiles.
- Languages in which volatile is used:
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Hyphenation of volatile
volatile
- It consists of 1 syllables and 8 chars.
- volatile is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
volatile synonyms
Meaning explosive:
Meaning fickle:
Meaning relating to or involving evaporation:
Meaning of the nature of, characterized by, or filled with vapour:
Meaning relating to or formed by volcanic activity:
Meaning easily set on fire:
Meaning likely to change or fail; not firmly established:
Meaning liable to change; easily altered:
Meaning causing or characterized by anxiety and nervousness:
Meaning showing signs of nervous tension or tiredness:
Meaning (of a situation or course of action) filled with or likely to result in (something undesirable):
Meaning causing or feeling anxiety; troubled or uncomfortable:
Meaning causing or feeling slight pain or physical discomfort:
Meaning having an electric charge:
Meaning relating to or causing inflammation of a part of the body:
Meaning characterized by conflict, disorder, or confusion; not stable or calm:
Meaning covered with hair:
Meaning dishonest or unreliable:
volatile antonyms
Meaning (of an object or structure) not likely to give way or overturn; firmly fixed:
Meaning not showing or feeling nervousness, anger, or other strong emotions:
Translation of volatile
- German: unbeständig, sprunghaft, wechselhaft, explosiv, brisant, flüchtig, flatterhaft, wankelmütig, schwankend
- Spanish: volátil
- French: volatile
- Italian: volatile
- Portuguese: volatile
Words that rhyme with volatile
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