PERCENT VOLATILE
\pəsˈɛnt vˈɒlɐtˌa͡ɪl], \pəsˈɛnt vˈɒlɐtˌaɪl], \p_ə_s_ˈɛ_n_t v_ˈɒ_l_ɐ_t_ˌaɪ_l]\
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The percentage volume of any substance in liquid or solid state, and by how much it would evaporate at the standard, ambient temperature. For instance, gasoline is regarded as being 100 percent volatile, as it will evaporate completely in a very short period of time.
By Henry Campbell Black
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