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Volatile vs Thermogravimetric - What's the difference?

volatile | thermogravimetric |

As adjectives the difference between volatile and thermogravimetric

is that volatile is (physics) evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions while thermogravimetric is (chemistry) describing an analytical technique in which the change in mass of a sample is plotted as it is heated and volatile materials are formed and removed.

volatile

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (physics) evaporating or vaporizing readily under normal conditions.
  • (of a substance, informal) explosive.
  • (of a price etc) variable or erratic.
  • (of a person) quick to become angry or violent.
  • fickle.
  • temporary or ephemeral.
  • (of a situation) potentially violent.
  • (computing, of a variable) having its associated memory immediately updated with any changes in value.
  • (computing, of memory) whose content is lost when the computer is powered down
  • (obsolete) Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly.
  • Synonyms

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    Derived terms

    * volatility * volatile memory

    thermogravimetric

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (chemistry) Describing an analytical technique in which the change in mass of a sample is plotted as it is heated and volatile materials are formed and removed