nonvolatile

/nɑnˈvɑlətl/
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Definitions of nonvolatile
  1. adjective
    not volatilizing readily
    “a nonvolatile acid”
    synonyms: nonvolatilisable, nonvolatilizable
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    antonyms:
    volatile
    evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures
    inconstant
    likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable
    evaporable, vaporific, vaporizable, vapourific, vapourisable, volatilisable, volatilizable
    (used of substances) capable of being volatilized
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