Volatile — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈɑːlɐɾəl/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈɒlɐtˌaɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈɒlɐtˌaɪl/

3 syllables Say it as /vˈɑːlɐɾəl/.

Examples

it was heated to evaporate the volatiles
volatile oils
volatile solvents

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

explosive fickle

Antonyms

nonvolatile

Parts of Speech

noun	a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor “it was heated to evaporate the volatiles”
adjective	evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures “volatile oils”
adjective	liable to lead to sudden change or violence “an explosive issue”
adjective	marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments “fickle friends”
adjective	tending to vary often or widely “volatile stocks”

Word Forms

volatile	adjective	evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
volatile	noun	a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor
volatilize	verb	make volatile; cause to pass off in a vapor
volatility	noun	the property of changing readily from a solid or liquid to a vapor
fickleness	noun	unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

flüchtig

eine flüchtige Substanz; eine Substanz, die sich leicht von fest oder flüssig in einen Dampf umwandelt

🇫🇷French

volatil

une substance volatile; une substance qui passe facilement de solide ou liquide à une vapeur

🇪🇸Spanish

volátil

una sustancia volátil; Sustancia que cambia fácilmente de sólido o líquido a vapor.

🇳🇱Dutch

vluchtig

een vluchtige stof; een stof die gemakkelijk verandert van vast of vloeibaar in damp

🇵🇹Portuguese

volátil

uma substância volátil; uma substância que muda facilmente de sólido ou líquido para vapor

🇷🇺Russian

изменчивый

летучее вещество; вещество, которое легко переходит из твердого состояния или жидкости в пар

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परिवर्तनशील

एक अस्थिर पदार्थ; वह पदार्थ जो आसानी से ठोस या तरल से वाष्प में बदल जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থির

একটি উদ্বায়ী পদার্থ; একটি পদার্থ যা কঠিন বা তরল থেকে সহজেই বাষ্পে পরিবর্তিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆவியாகும்

ஒரு ஆவியாகும் பொருள்; திட அல்லது திரவத்திலிருந்து நீராவிக்கு உடனடியாக மாறும் ஒரு பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్థిరమైన

ఒక అస్థిర పదార్ధం; ఘన లేదా ద్రవం నుండి ఆవిరికి తక్షణమే మారే పదార్ధం

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्थिर

एक अस्थिर पदार्थ; एक पदार्थ जो घन किंवा द्रव पासून वाफेमध्ये सहज बदलतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્થિર

અસ્થિર પદાર્થ; એક પદાર્થ જે ઘન અથવા પ્રવાહીથી વરાળમાં સરળતાથી બદલાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಷ್ಪಶೀಲ

ಒಂದು ಬಾಷ್ಪಶೀಲ ವಸ್ತು; ಘನ ಅಥವಾ ದ್ರವದಿಂದ ಆವಿಗೆ ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಬದಲಾಗುವ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസ്ഥിരമായ

ഒരു അസ്ഥിര പദാർത്ഥം; ഖര അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദ്രാവകത്തിൽ നിന്ന് നീരാവിയിലേക്ക് എളുപ്പത്തിൽ മാറുന്ന ഒരു പദാർത്ഥം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਥਿਰ

ਇੱਕ ਅਸਥਿਰ ਪਦਾਰਥ; ਇੱਕ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜੋ ਠੋਸ ਜਾਂ ਤਰਲ ਤੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਭਾਫ਼ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਸਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਬਦਲਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر مستحکم

ایک غیر مستحکم مادہ؛ ایک مادہ جو ٹھوس یا مائع سے بخارات میں آسانی سے بدل جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

易挥发的

挥发性物质；容易从固体或液体转变为蒸气的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

揮発性の

揮発性物質。固体または液体から蒸気に容易に変化する物質

🇰🇷Korean

휘발성 물질

휘발성 물질; 고체나 액체에서 증기로 쉽게 변하는 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bay hơi

một chất dễ bay hơi; chất dễ chuyển từ rắn hoặc lỏng sang hơi

🇹🇭Thai

ระเหย

สารระเหย; สารที่เปลี่ยนจากของแข็งหรือของเหลวไปเป็นไอได้ง่าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak stabil

zat yang mudah menguap; suatu zat yang mudah berubah dari padat atau cair menjadi uap

🇵🇭Filipino

pabagu-bago ng isip

isang pabagu-bago ng isip na sangkap; isang sangkap na madaling nagbabago mula sa solid o likido hanggang sa singaw

🇲🇾Malay

tidak menentu

bahan yang tidak menentu; bahan yang mudah berubah daripada pepejal atau cecair kepada wap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متقلب

مادة متطايرة مادة تتحول بسهولة من الحالة الصلبة أو السائلة إلى البخار

🇮🇷Persian

فرار

یک ماده فرار؛ ماده ای که به آسانی از جامد یا مایع به بخار تبدیل می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

uçucu

uçucu bir madde; katı veya sıvı halden buhar haline kolayca dönüşen bir madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

נָדִיף

חומר נדיף; חומר שמשתנה בקלות ממוצק או נוזלי לאדים

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