| volatile | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. volatile | a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor.; "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles" |
| ~ substance | the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists.; "DNA is the substance of our genes" |
| adj. | 2. volatile | evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures.; "volatile oils"; "volatile solvents" |
| ~ chemical science, chemistry | the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions. |
| ~ inconstant | likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable.; "inconstant affections"; "an inconstant lover"; "swear not by...the inconstant moon" |
| ~ evaporable, vaporific, vaporizable, vapourific, vapourisable, volatilisable, volatilizable | (used of substances) capable of being volatilized. |
| adj. | 3. explosive, volatile | liable to lead to sudden change or violence.; "an explosive issue"; "a volatile situation with troops and rioters eager for a confrontation" |
| ~ unstable | lacking stability or fixity or firmness.; "unstable political conditions"; "the tower proved to be unstable in the high wind"; "an unstable world economy" |
| adj. | 4. fickle, volatile | marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments.; "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections" |
| ~ inconstant | likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable.; "inconstant affections"; "an inconstant lover"; "swear not by...the inconstant moon" |
| adj. | 5. volatile | tending to vary often or widely.; "volatile stocks"; "volatile emotions" |
| ~ changeful, changeable | such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change.; "changeable behavior"; "changeable moods"; "changeable prices" |
| steam | | |
| n. (substance) | 1. steam | water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere. |
| ~ live steam | steam coming from a boiler at full pressure. |
| ~ vapor, vapour | a visible suspension in the air of particles of some substance. |
| v. (motion) | 2. steam, steamer | travel by means of steam power.; "The ship steamed off into the Pacific" |
| ~ navigation, pilotage, piloting | the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place. |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| v. (weather) | 3. steam | emit steam.; "The rain forest was literally steaming" |
| ~ give out, emit, give off | give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc..; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits" |
| v. (motion) | 4. steam | rise as vapor. |
| ~ go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise | move upward.; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" |
| v. (emotion) | 5. steam | get very angry.; "her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man" |
| ~ see red, anger | become angry.; "He angers easily" |
| v. (contact) | 6. steam, steam clean | clean by means of steaming.; "steam-clean the upholstered sofa" |
| ~ clean, make clean | make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from.; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth" |
| v. (change) | 7. steam | cook something by letting steam pass over it.; "just steam the vegetables" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ cook | transform and make suitable for consumption by heating.; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes" |
| vaporize | | |
| v. (contact) | 1. vaporize, zap | kill with or as if with a burst of gunfire or electric current or as if by shooting.; "in this computer game, space travellers are vaporized by aliens" |
| ~ kill | cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly.; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
| v. (change) | 2. aerify, gasify, vaporise, vaporize | turn into gas.; "The substance gasified" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ sublime, sublimate | change or cause to change directly from a solid into a vapor without first melting.; "sublime iodine"; "some salts sublime when heated" |
| v. (change) | 3. evaporate, vaporise, vaporize | lose or cause to lose liquid by vaporization leaving a more concentrated residue.; "evaporate milk" |
| ~ change integrity | change in physical make-up. |
| ~ transpire | exude water vapor.; "plants transpire" |
| v. (change) | 4. fly, vanish, vaporize | decrease rapidly and disappear.; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" |
| ~ decrease, diminish, lessen, fall | decrease in size, extent, or range.; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" |
| ~ fell, vanish, fly | pass away rapidly.; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" |
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