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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
volatile /ˈvɒlətʌɪl/
▶adjective
  • 1 (of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures.
  • 2 liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse.

    ■ liable to display rapid changes of emotion.

  • 3 (of a computer's memory) retaining data only as long as there is a power supply connected.
▶noun a volatile substance.
– derivatives
volatility noun
volatilization (or volatilisation) noun,
volatilize (or volatilise) verb.
– origin ME (in the senses ‘creature that flies, birds’): from OFr. volatil or L. volatilis, from volare ‘to fly’.



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