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.

(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.

The volatile part of a petroleum fraction. / The volatile parts of a planet's atmosphere or crust.

plural of volatile

The quality of being volatile.

In a volatile manner.

plural of volatilization

plural of volatilizer

simple past tense and past participle of volatilize

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of volatilize