volatile organic compound

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VOC (initialism)

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volatile organic compound (plural volatile organic compounds)

(chemistry) Any organic chemical compound that can significantly vaporize under conditions of normal atmospheric temperature and pressure.
Hypernym: organic compound

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outgassing

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