Volatile Definition. In chemistry, the word volatile refers to a substance that vaporizes readily. Volatility is a measure of how readily a substance vaporizes or transitions from a liquid phase to a gas phase. However, the term can also be applied to the phase change from solid state to vapor, which is sublimation.
Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition: explode(Verb) To create an explosion, usually resulting in the destruction of an intended target. The assassin exploded the car by means of a car bomb. explode(Verb) To destroy violently or abruptly.
Definition of shatter. 1  transitive verb. 2  1 : to cause to drop or be dispersed. 3  2a : to break at once into piecesb : to damage badly : ruin.  3 : to cause the disruption or annihilation of 1  : demolish. intransitive verb.  1 : to break apart 1  : disintegrate. 2 : to drop off parts (as leaves, petals, or  fruit)