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Ebullition

//ˌiːbəˈlɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of boiling. countable, uncountable

    "Suddenly, and at the same moment, the ebullition ceased, and the compound changed to a dark purple, which faded again more slowly to a watery green."

  2. 2
    an unrestrained expression of emotion wordnet
  3. 3
    A sudden emotional outburst. countable, uncountable

    "His threats—his severe exclamations were but ebullitions of keen vexation, of agony of mind."

Etymology

From Old French ebullition, from Latin ēbullītiō, from ēbulliō (“to boil”).

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