Ebullition
/ˌiːbəˈlɪʃən/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 an unrestrained expression of emotion wordnet
- 3 A sudden emotional outburst. countable, uncountable
"His threats—his severe exclamations were but ebullitions of keen vexation, of agony of mind."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Old French ebullition, from Latin ēbullītiō, from ēbulliō (“to boil”).