Akademik

volatile
1. Tending to evaporate rapidly. 2. Tending toward violence, explosiveness, or rapid change. [L. volatilis, fr. volo, to fly]

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vol·a·tile 'väl-ət-əl, esp Brit -ə-.tīl n a volatile substance
volatile adj readily vaporizable at a relatively low temperature
vol·a·til·i·ty .väl-ə-'til-ət-ē n, pl -ties

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vol·a·tile (volґə-til) [L. volatilis, from volare to fly] tending to evaporate rapidly; readily vaporizable at low temperature.

Medical dictionary. 2011.