Definition of Nonvolatile

1. Adjective. Not volatilizing readily. "A nonvolatile acid"

Exact synonyms: Nonvolatilisable, Nonvolatilizable
Antonyms: Volatile

Definition of Nonvolatile

1. Adjective. Not volatile (in any sense). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nonvolatile

1. [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonvolatile

nonvitreous
nonvitrified
nonvivid
nonviviparous
nonvocabulary
nonvocal
nonvocalic
nonvocalized
nonvocalizing
nonvocals
nonvocational
nonvoice
nonvoiced
nonvoid
nonvolant
nonvolatile (current term)
nonvolatile storage
nonvolatilisable
nonvolatilizable
nonvolcanic
nonvolcaniclastic
nonvolcanogenic
nonvolume
nonvolumetric
nonvoluntarily
nonvoluntary
nonvolunteering
nonvomiting
nonvortex
nonvortical

Literary usage of Nonvolatile

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Official and Provisional Methods of Analysis by Association of Offical Analytical Chemists (U.S.). Committee on Revision of Methods, Harvey Washington Wiley (1910)
"Nitrogen in nonvolatile Ether Extract—Winton, Ogden, and Mitchell Method. ... Calculate the parts of nitrogen in 100 parts of nonvolatile ether extract. ..."

2. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1879)
"The yield of a nonvolatile liquid, presumed to be ... Its vapor tension at 0° was near 1 mm, and it deposited a nonvolatile white solid (combustion of which ..."

3. Annual Report by Indiana State Board of Health (1905)
"Standard nutmegs, ground or unground, are nutmegs containing not less than twenty-five (25) per cent. of nonvolatile ether extract; not more than five (5) ..."

4. The Elements of Qualitative Chemical Analysis: With Special Consideration of by Julius Stieglitz (1911)
"The atmosphere, above a volatile pure solvent and a solution of a nonvolatile substance in that solvent, when both liquids are placed side by side in a ..."

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