Volatile

Volatility or volatile may refer to:

== Chemistry == Volatility (chemistry), a measuring tendency of a substance or liquid to vaporize easily Volatile organic compounds, organic or carbon compounds that can evaporate at normal temperature and pressure Volatile anaesthetics, a class of anaesthetics which evaporate or vaporize easily Volatile substance abuse, the abuse of household inhalants containing volatile compounds Volatile oil, also known as essential oil, an oil derived from plants with aromatic compounds used in cosmetic and flavoring industries Relative volatility, a measure of vapor pressures of the components in a liquid mixture Volatile acid/Volatile acidity, a term used inconsisitenly across the fields of winemaking, wastewater treatment, physiology, and other fields Volatile (astrogeology), a group of compounds with low boiling points that are associated with a planet's or moon's crust and atmosphere