Volatile

a.	1.	Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly.
	2.	Capable of wasting away, or of easily passing into the aëriform state; subject to evaporation.
	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.
n.	1.	A winged animal; wild fowl; game.

Noun	1.	volatile - a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles"
Adj.	1.	volatile - evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures; "volatile oils"; "volatile solvents" Antonyms: nonvolatile, nonvolatilisable, nonvolatilizable - not volatilizing readily; "a nonvolatile acid"
	2.	volatile - liable to lead to sudden change or violence; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation" Synonyms: explosive
	3.	volatile - marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections" Synonyms: fickle
	4.	volatile - tending to vary often or widely; "volatile stocks"; "volatile emotions"

1.	(programming)	volatile - volatile variable.
2.	(storage)	volatile - See non-volatile storage.

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