volatile

volatile definition - medical

vol·a·tile (vŏlˈə-tl, -tīlˌ)

adjective
  1. Evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures.
  2. That can be readily vaporized.
  3. Tending to violence; explosive, as of behavior.

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