We have derived an explicit, empirical V(T,P) equation based on an exponential temperature correction of the isothermal Murnaghan equation. The equation is symmetrical with respect to the first-and second-order derivatives of volume and is consistent with the thermodynamic relationship between (•)KT/•)T)p and (•)ctp/•)P)T. The only input data required are the five room temperature, room pressure parameters: Koo, K'oo, Ctoo, Ct'oo, and (3KT/3T)oo. We have successfully tested our equation against literature pressurevolume-temperature (P-V-T) data for two materials which exhibit quite different isochore behavior: NaC1 and S iO2 (o• quartz). For NaC1 our equation predicts isochores which are very nearly straight and parallel, reflecting the fact that the product ctpK T is approximately constant for this substance. For SiO2 our equation reproduces the strong negative curvature [(•2T/•PZ)v << 0] of the experimentally determinedisochores. These results suggest that our five-parameter equation can be used to accurately predict the P-V-T behavior of a wide variety of solids, including those for which isochore curvature is pronounced.