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揮發性

简挥发性 · 繁揮發性

Mandarin · pinyin huī fā xìng

volatility
volatile

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發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
性: xìng · nature, character, sex
挥: huī · direct; wipe away; squander
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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1–1–4 · hui1 fa1 xing4

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noun

(chemistry) volatility

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