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volatile

Volatile means tending to become violent or something that is rapidly evaporating. (adjective)

  1. An example of volatile is a young man who often gets into fist fights.
  2. An example of volatile is the quality of the substance acetone.

Volatile means a substance that quickly evaporates. (noun)

An example of volatile is acetone.

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