volatile
101volatile — a. light hearted; changeable; readily evaporating; ephemeral. ♦ volatility, n. ♦ volatilize, v.t. vaporize …
102volatile — Easily evaporated …
103volatile — see VOLLEY …
104volatile oil — noun Date: 1800 an oil that vaporizes readily; especially essential oil …
105volatile oil — a distilled oil, esp. one obtained from plant tissue, as distinguished from glyceride oils by their volatility and failure to saponify. [1790 1800] * * * …
106volatile memory — adjective Computer memory (such as RAM) that requires a constant electrical charge to maintain its contents. Ant: flash memory …
107volatile organic compound — noun organic chemical compounds which can significantly vaporize under conditions of normal atmospheric temperature and pressure. Syn: VOC …
108volatile organic compounds — abbr. VOCs Name given to light organic hydrocarbons which escape as vapour from fuel tanks or other sources, and during the filling of tanks. VOCs contribute to smog …
109volatile alkali — ammonia …
110volatile area — changeable area, area that is not likely to remain in the same state …