nnoun.substancea volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vaporExamples:- it was heated to evaporate the volatiles
Derivationally Related Form:volatile
Hypernyms:substance
Inherited Hypernyms:volatilesubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:volatilesubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
adjadj.allevaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressuresTopic:chemical sciencechemistry
Examples:- volatile oils
- volatile solvents
Antonyms:nonvolatile
Derivationally Related Form:volatilizevolatilityvolatile
Inherited Hypernyms:volatile
Similar to:evaporable vaporific vaporizable vapourific vapourisable volatilisable volatilizable
See also:inconstant
adj satadj.allliable to lead to sudden change or violenceSynset:explosive
Examples:- an explosive issue
- a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation
Antonyms:stable
Derivationally Related Form:volatility
Inherited Hypernyms:explosive
Similar to:unstable
adj satadj.allmarked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachmentsSynset:fickle
Examples:- fickle friends
- a flirt's volatile affections
Antonyms:constant
Derivationally Related Form:fickleness
Inherited Hypernyms:fickle
Similar to:inconstant
adj satadj.alltending to vary often or widelyExamples:- volatile stocks
- volatile emotions
Antonyms:unchangeable
Derivationally Related Form:volatility
Inherited Hypernyms:volatile
Similar to:changeable changeful