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Answer for the clue "Volatile ", 9 letters:
ignescent

Word definitions for ignescent in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. can emit sparks or burst into flame

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ignescent \Ig*nes"cent\, a. [L. ignescens, p. pr. of ignescere to become inflamed, fr. ignis fire: cf. F. ignescent.] Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating; as, ignescent stones.

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating; as, '''ignescent''' stones

Usage examples of ignescent.

But even the folds were shrinking, and the muscles they covered were harder than they had ever been, though at night they felt like bands of ignescent metal.