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In a chemistry publication, I am disappointed to see the word "volatile" used in an ambiguous way. Did she mean volatile as in forms vapors and evaporates (the usual technical term) or unpredictable or unstable (the usual meaning in the explosives industry)? In the trade press the word is often used to mean explosive--causing much confusion. I have lobbied for use of the forms vapors and evaporates definition. The Associated Press has adopted this usage in the US.