the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Capable of being converted into vapor, or dissipated by evaporation.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Capable of being dissipated by evaporation.
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adj. (used of substances) capable of being volatilized
Word Usage
"When the pot began to boil, the steam passed through the pipe into the cask, where it was condensed into water, minus the saline particles, which, not being evaporable, were left behind in the pitch-pot."