ebullition
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eb·ul·li·tion
(ĕb'ə-lĭsh'ən) 
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n.
- The state or process of boiling.
- A sudden, violent outpouring, as of emotion: "did not . . . give way to any ebullitions of private grief" (Thackeray).
[Middle English ebullitioun, from Late Latin ēbullītiō, ēbullītiōn-, from Latin ēbullītus, past participle of ēbullīre, to bubble up. See ebullient.]
ebullitional eb'ul·li'tion·al adj.Obscure Words:
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ebullition
the act, process or state of boiling or bubbling up; a sudden violent outburst or display
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