volatile

1. a. Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly. Source: opted

2. a. Capable of wasting away, or of easily passing into the aeriform state; subject to evaporation. Source: opted

3. a. Fig.: Light-hearted; easily affected by circumstances; airy; lively; hence, changeable; fickle; as, a volatile temper. Source: opted

4. n. A winged animal; wild fowl; game. Source: opted

5. adj. evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures Source: wordnet

6. adj. liable to lead to sudden change or violence Source: wordnet

7. adj. marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments Source: wordnet

8. adj. tending to vary often or widely Source: wordnet

9. n. a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor Source: wordnet

10. 1. Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly. [Obs.] 2. Capable of wasting away, or of easily passing into the aëriform state; subject to evaporation. Note: Substances which affect the smell with pungent or fragrant odors, as musk, hartshorn, and essential oils, are called volatile substances, because they waste away on exposure to the atmosphere. Alcohol and ether are called volatile liquids for a similar reason, and because they easily pass into the state of vapor on the application of heat. On the contrary, gold is a fixed substance, because it does not suffer waste, even when exposed to the heat of a furnace; and oils are called fixed when they do not evaporate on simple exposure to the atmosphere. 3. Fig.: Light-hearted; easily affected by circumstances; airy; lively; hence, changeable; fickle; as, a volatile temper. You are as giddy and volatile as ever. Swift. Volatile alkali. (Old Chem.) See under Alkali. -- Volatile liniment, a liniment composed of sweet oil and ammonia, so called from the readiness with which the latter evaporates. -- Volatile oils. (Chem.) See Essential oils, under Essential. A winged animal; wild fowl; game. [Obs.] Chaucer. Sir T. Browne. Source: webster

11. A winged animal; wild fowl; game. [Obs.] Chaucer. Sir T.Browne. Source: adambom

12. j:98/n:2 n. a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor a. evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures s. tending to vary often or widely Source: ecdict

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