VOLATILE

(noun) a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor
"it was heated to evaporate the volatiles"
(adj.) evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
"volatile oils", "volatile solvents"
(adj.) tending to vary often or widely
"volatile stocks", "volatile emotions"
(adj.) marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments
"fickle friends", "a flirt's volatile affections"
synonyms : fickle
(adj.) liable to lead to sudden change or violence
"an explosive issue", "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation"
synonyms : explosive

Mnemonics for volatile

(Tag: ) volatile memory is a computer memory which gets erased when power is turned off, i.e., changed suddenly like RAM, so VOLATILE means Lliable tochange
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(Tag: ) Think: Vola (volume)-tile (vile)... The VOLUME of the liquid in the VILE changed quickly into a vapor.
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(Tag: ) Volatile and ethereal...both mean light, delicate.
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