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not readily evaporated. Opposite of volatile.
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Refers to memory that is saved when power is lost or turned off. See also volatile.
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substance which has a high boiling point, strong intermolecular forces, and a low vapor pressure at room temperature. (see volatile)
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Will not vaporize or become a gas.
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The portion of a coating left after the solvent evaporates.
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A substance that will not become a gas or vaporize into the air.
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not volatilizing readily; "a nonvolatile acid"
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That portion of a material which doesn't evaporate at ordinary temperatures; the solid substances left behind after the volatiles have evaporated.
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That portion of a material that does not evaporate at ordinary temperatures; the solid substances left behind after the volatiles have evaporated.
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The portion of a paint left after the solvent evaporates; sometimes called the solids content.
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