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VoL-A-TiLE. Substances which affect the smell with pungent or fra- 

 grant odors, as musk, hartshorn and essential oils, are called vola- 

 tile substances, because they waste away on exposure to the atmos- 

 phere. Alcohol and ether are called volatile liquids because they 

 easily pass into the state of vapor. 



VuL-NER-A-RY. That which is useful in healing wounds; adapted to 

 the cure of external injuries. 



VuL-VA. The external parts of the female genital organs; sometimes 

 used to designate the opening between the projecting parts of the 

 external organs. 



^Y-MOT-IC. Pertaining to a certain class of endemic, contagious, or 

 sporadic affections which are produced by some organism acting on 

 the system like a ferment. 



