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单词 volatile
释义
Volatile
nnoun.substancea volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor
Examples:
  • it was heated to evaporate the volatiles
Derivationally Related Form:volatile
Hypernyms:substance
Inherited Hypernyms:volatilesubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:volatilesubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
adjadj.allevaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
Topic:chemical sciencechemistry
Examples:
  • volatile oils
  • volatile solvents
Antonyms:nonvolatile
Derivationally Related Form:volatilizevolatilityvolatile
Inherited Hypernyms:volatile
Similar to:evaporable vaporific vaporizable vapourific vapourisable volatilisable volatilizable
See also:inconstant
adj satadj.allliable to lead to sudden change or violence
Synset:explosive
Examples:
  • an explosive issue
  • a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation
Antonyms:stable
Derivationally Related Form:volatility
Inherited Hypernyms:explosive
Similar to:unstable
adj satadj.allmarked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
Synset:fickle
Examples:
  • fickle friends
  • a flirt's volatile affections
Antonyms:constant
Derivationally Related Form:fickleness
Inherited Hypernyms:fickle
Similar to:inconstant
adj satadj.alltending to vary often or widely
Examples:
  • volatile stocks
  • volatile emotions
Antonyms:unchangeable
Derivationally Related Form:volatility
Inherited Hypernyms:volatile
Similar to:changeable changeful
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