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Word: Volatile
Speech Type: Adjective
Middle English (in the sense ‘creature that flies’, also, as a collective, ‘birds’): from Old French volatil or Latin volatilis, from volare ‘to fly’
ˈvɒlətʌɪl
(of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures
Short Definition:easily evaporated at normal temperatures
Examples:- volatile solvents such as petroleum ether, hexane, and benzene
liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse
Short Definition:liable to change rapidly and unpredictably
Examples:- the political situation was becoming more volatile
(of a computer's memory) retaining data only as long as there is a power supply connected.
Short Definition:(of computer's memory) retaining data only as long as there is power supply connected
Word: Volatile
Speech Type: Noun
ˈvɒlətʌɪl
a volatile substance.
Short Definition:volatile substance
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