The state of being volatile. / (uncountable) The state of having a low boiling point and evaporating readily. / (computing, uncountable) The state of not retaining data in the absence of power.

(physics) Evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions. / (of a substance, informal) Explosive. / (of a price etc) Variable or erratic. / (of a person) Quick to become angry or violent.

A chemical or compound that changes into a gas easily. / (programming) A variable that is volatile, i.e. has its associated memory immediately updated with any change in value.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of volatilize

simple past tense and past participle of volatilize

plural of volatility

present participle of volatilize

(transitive) To make volatile; to cause to evaporate. / (transitive, figuratively) To make insubstantial; to dissipate. / (intransitive) To become volatile; to evaporate.

Any substance added to something to increase its volatilization.

plural of volatilization