adj.
1. Chemistry.
a.Evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures.
b.That can be readily vaporized.
2.
a.Tending to vary often or widely, as in price: the ups and downs of volatile stocks.
b.Inconstant; fickle: a flirt's volatile affections.
c.Lighthearted; flighty: in a volatile mood.
d.Ephemeral; fleeting.
3. Tending to violence; explosive: a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation.
4. Flying or capable of flying; volant.