n Of liquids and some solids, the tendency to evaporate when exposed to the atmosphere. This qualitative idea is closely related to Vapor Pressure. The relative volatility of two liquids at any temperature is the ratio of their vapor pressures at that temperature.
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Gooch, J.W. (2011). Volatility. In: Gooch, J.W. (eds) Encyclopedic Dictionary of Polymers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6247-8_12640
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