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volatile organic compound

volatile organic compound noun: any organic chemical compound that can significantly vaporize under conditions of normal atmospheric temperature and pressure.

Noun

volatile organic compound (plural volatile organic compounds)

  1. Any organic chemical compound that can significantly vaporize under conditions of normal atmospheric temperature and pressure.
    Synonyms:
    VOC

Synonyms of volatile organic compound

Forms of volatile organic compound

pluralvolatile organic compounds

Questions about volatile organic compound

What does volatile organic compound mean?
Volatile organic compound means any organic chemical compound that can significantly vaporize under conditions of normal atmospheric temperature and pressure.
What part of speech is volatile organic compound?
Volatile organic compound is a noun.
What is the plural of volatile organic compound?
The plural of volatile organic compound is volatile organic compounds.

Words near volatile organic compound in the dictionary

  1. volata
  2. volatil
  3. volatile
  4. volatile memories
  5. volatile memory
  6. volatile organic compound
  7. volatile organic compounds
  8. volatilely
  9. volatileness
  10. volatiles
  11. volatilisable

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