volatile

/vɑlətɪl/ adjectivenoun
8 letters3 syllables11 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS5
ADJECTIVE
1

Liable to lead to sudden change or violence.

“a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation”

2

Marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments.

“a flirt's volatile affections”

3

Evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures.

“volatile oils”

“volatile solvents”

4

Tending to vary often or widely.

“volatile stocks”

“volatile emotions”

NOUN
1

A volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor.

“it was heated to evaporate the volatiles”

WORD FORMS
Related formvolatility
Related formvolatilize
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinolatilevay
Starts & ends withV … E
Syllablesvol · a · tile
SYNONYMS & RELATED16
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